The People's Republic of Tigatestan is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its national health service, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 622 million Tigatestanians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 68.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Tigatestanian economy, worth 43.5 trillion lorens a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,919 lorens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, private law firms are unheard of, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, and glamping Tigatestanians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tigatestan's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tigatestan is ranked 11,746^th in the world and 580^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 30.38 average smiles per day.