The Confederacy of New Tarsonis is a large, pleasant nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 166 million New Tarsonisians 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 minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.

The strong New Tarsonisian economy, worth 11.3 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming. Average income is 68,335 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. New Tarsonis's national animal is the eagle.

New Tarsonis is ranked 154,199^th in the world and 3^rd in The Koprulu Sector for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.76 on the Bus Surprisal Index.