The People's Republic of Tupiaraj is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 23 million Tupiarajians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 70.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Tupiarajian economy, worth 402 billion golds 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 mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 17,517 golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, prolonged government investigations are a common revenge tactic among spurned significant others, rugby players that knock each other over always stop to make sure the other fellow is okay, and it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tupiaraj's national animal is the capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tupiaraj is ranked 314,794^th in the world and 652^nd in Communitas for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.63 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.