The Remnant of Taledonia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Lord Protector Vollox with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, pith helmet sales, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 46.766 billion Taledonians 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, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Taledon. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Taledonian economy, worth an astonishing 15,700 trillion talons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 335,727 talons, with the richest citizens earning 8.3 times as much as the poorest.

Prosecutors are tucked into bed by the household police officer, gamblers often find their stakes burnt, woodland critters flock to the safety of unfamiliar humans wearing lab-coats, and the government airlifts sacrificial lambs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Taledonia's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Taledonia is ranked 1,153^rd in the world and 1^st in The Milky Way Galaxy for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 9,734.62 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.