The Federal Republic of Twazta is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 149 million Twaztans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 11.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Twaztan economy, worth 14.5 trillion Tazzes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is 97,546 Tazzes, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government's foreign policy statements are less threatening than a World Assembly cease-and-desist letter, 9 out of 10 consumers think that vitamins can cure cancer, anti-government web sites are springing up, and only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Twazta's national animal is the Twaztan Dove, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Twazta is ranked 250,337^th in the world and 3,636^th in the West Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 1.3 average smiles per day.