The Confederacy of Tupeez is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.908 billion Tupeezians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Tupeezian economy, worth 134 trillion Topazes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 70,710 Topazes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion, prison visits increase substantially during election years, and foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Tupeez's national animal is the Opposum, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tupeez is ranked 86,195^th in the world and 3^rd in The Coalition of Card Buddies for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 93.88 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.