The Republic of Tadacqo is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 293 million Tadacqoans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare are also considered important, while Environment and International Aid aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 10.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Tadacqoan economy, worth 14.8 trillion Neruiahs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,359 Neruiahs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government pours millions of Neruiahs into rehabilitation programs annually, soldiers must key in their passwords every time they want to reload their weapons, the government tries not to listen to the people unless it absolutely has to, and prison overcrowding is being addressed with a series of short sharp shocks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tadacqo's national animal is the Radioactive Bazooka, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tadacqo is ranked 43,248^th in the world and 1,045^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.