The Republic of Tancy is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 638 million Tancyians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Tancyian economy, worth 68.5 trillion Bombs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 107,299 Bombs, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Town welcome signs list corporate sponsors, the mentally ill are given high powered automatic weapons for "catharsis therapy", the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, and libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Tancy's national animal is the Sharon The Slave x Owion The Onion 4ever, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tancy is ranked 36,265^th in the world and 6^th in Antisipation Refounded for Smartest Citizens, with 51.42 quips per hour.