The Free Land of Tia-1 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and prohibition of alcohol. The cynical population of 21.453 billion Tia-1ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Tia-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,318 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 61,481 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

You're only as old as you feel, poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild, Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues, and phone taps are frequently carried out by the police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tia-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tia-1 is ranked 16,994^th in the world and 1^st in Tianjin for Largest Populations, with 21.5 billion capita.