The Republic of Tadacqo is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 168 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 tiny, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, with Healthcare, Welfare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Environment and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 9.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Tadacqoan economy, worth 8.60 trillion Neruiahs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,186 Neruiahs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

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 can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Tadacqo is ranked 47,552^nd in the world and 1,154^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 17.01 average smiles per day.