The Holy Democratic Republic of Tausend Seen is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Ryoka Mizuhansha with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.376 billion Tausnd Snians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wchsln Si di Kling. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tausend Seenian economy, worth 825 trillion Kraftwürfls a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 111,920 Kraftwürfls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Builders across Tausend Seen are blocked up with orders for new public loos, angry disenfranchised AIs attempt to hijack the bodies of comatose hospital patients, faceless corporations are expected to assume parental responsibility over millions of teenagers, and crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tausend Seen's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tausend Seen is ranked 49,606^th in the world and 343^rd in 10000 Islands for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,941.58 on the Gilded Widget Scale.