The Republic of Temetum is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 622 million Temetumians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shiraz. The average income tax rate is 65.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Temetumian economy, worth 5.30 trillion guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 8,515 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has solemnly sworn not to look up other nations' internet browsing history if the favor is returned, mathematicians are hated by children across the country, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', and newlywed misogynists complain about their wives keeping their maiden names. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Temetum's national animal is the Tempranillo grape, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Temetum is ranked 61,314^th in the world and 6^th in Hiding Place for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 65.27 Effective Tax Rate.