The Republic of The congress of tasmania is a large, genial nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 50 million Tasmanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 42.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Tasmanian economy, worth 1.19 trillion Tasmanian dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 23,749 Tasmanian dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Builders across The congress of tasmania are blocked up with orders for new public loos, loss of the ability to speak is a common affliction of the elderly, the government is under the thumb of countless special interests, and life is short but human kindness is endless. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The congress of tasmania's national animal is the Wolverin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The congress of tasmania is ranked 68,037^th in the world and 2,003^rd in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.