The Kingdom of Tankston empire is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by King don the 5th with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working population of 7.665 billion Tankston empireans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tanksdon city. The average income tax rate is 58.9%.

The strong Tankston empirean economy, worth 401 trillion Tons a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 52,445 Tons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

King don the 5th's latest speech included a bizarre reference to MaxWow incontinence pads being 50% more absorbent than the next leading brand, sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors, the country is rumored to be a Brancalandian puppet state, and they say that Tankston empireans made a dessert and called it peace. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tankston empire's national animal is the Tank, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Yamais.

Tankston empire is ranked 63,629^th in the world and 6^th in Force for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,773.75 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.