The Elothera Dapeda of Talamia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Therapon Plastes with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 12.057 billion Talamians 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 Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Clinepalas. The average income tax rate is 94.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Talamian economy, worth a remarkable 1,386 trillion Crematas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 114,995 Crematas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, landless farmers wander forlornly in the government's many national parks, when their backs are against the walls Talamians look out for gay men, and Therapon Plastes's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week. Crime is totally unknown. Talamia's national animal is the Hoopoe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Talamia is ranked 7,896^th in the world and 39^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Highest Food Quality, scoring 176.87 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.