The Dictatorship of Talia is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, parental licensing program, and national health service. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 102 million Talians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Talian economy, worth 3.00 trillion Talis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 29,389 Talis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, vegetarianism is compulsory, and the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Talia's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Talia is ranked 119,639^th in the world and 1,017^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,624.29 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.