The Empire of Takimistan is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 217 million Takimistanians 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 Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The strong Takimistanian economy, worth 11.5 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 52,827 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The nation solves other countries' human rights problems with a generous dose of violence, corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, and the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget'. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Takimistan's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Takimistan is ranked 158,978^th in the world and 34^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 246.9 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.