The Armed Republic of Turkesistan is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and compulsory military service. The devout population of 161 million Turkesistanis are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. The average income tax rate is 36.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Turkesistanian economy, worth 5.81 trillion Tunds 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 dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 36,084 Tunds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are often punished for the sins of the fathers, the parliament building has installed a revolving door, historical commemorations regularly devolve into militaristic jingoism, and cults that offer eternal life after death to those who follow a self-sacrificing saviour are frowned upon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Turkesistan's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Turkesistan is ranked 43,955^th in the world and 284^th in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.