The Paper Airplane Dreams of Tiralta is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Cat with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.286 billion Tiraltans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Balideena. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Tiraltan economy, worth 914 trillion stars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 172,916 stars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, parents dread their examinations more than their children, Thomas the Spank Engine is the most popular and controversial children's show in the nation, and hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tiralta's national animal is the Greater Phoenix Cat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Big Tesco.

Tiralta is ranked 291,269^th in the world and 369^th in Refugia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.2 kickbacks per hour.