The State of Taura is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.178 billion Taurans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, although Healthcare, Education, and Public Transport are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The very strong Tauran economy, worth 957 trillion betales 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 Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 59,157 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 209,398 per year while the poor average 12,066, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, surveillance cameras are banned, and Taura has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Taura's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Taura is ranked 228,844^th in the world and 1^st in Crimea Republic for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.