The Republic of Tan-1 is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 18.189 billion Tan-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 49.4%.

The all-consuming Tan-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,309 trillion $$s a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,972 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', armed security details escort librarians to their homes, ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties, and the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Tan-1ians any less frightened. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tan-1's national animal is the Death's-head hawkmoth.

Tan-1 is ranked 190,824^th in the world and 1^st in Tangier for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,086.79 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.