The Principality of Talakmakan is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 171 million Talakmakanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 64.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Talakmakanian economy, worth 6.31 trillion kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Average income is 36,928 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The only science is political science, burning twigs to keep warm while lost in the wild is now a felony, every citizen is allowed exactly fifteen minutes of fame, and the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Talakmakan's national animal is the Vini Peruviana, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Talakmakan is ranked 260,196^th in the world and 250^th in Refugia for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 13,109.6 Standard Monetary Units.