The Federalistische Unie of Tiernesia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Jeffery Kalos Rutte with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, public floggings, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.484 billion Tiernesians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Provins. The average income tax rate is 47.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Tiernesian economy, worth 110 trillion Guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,430 Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Proper policy proposals prerequire professional peer-reviewed papers, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, group hugs break out during floor votes, and devotion to God is only skin-deep. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tiernesia's national animal is the Gray Tailed Springbok, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Lutheran Christianity.

Tiernesia is ranked 42,664^th in the world and 84^th in The League for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 708.21 on the Clooney Contribution Index.