The Republic of Taumin is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.008 billion Tauminians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lufmin. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Tauminian economy, worth 557 trillion kravas 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 111,248 kravas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Taumin's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Taumin's national animal is the pato, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Taumin is ranked 6,005^th in the world and 5^th in Groland for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 58.65 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.