The All Sorts of Taost is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Chef Andy with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, enslaved workforce, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 15.839 billion Taostians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Enfield. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Taostian economy, worth a remarkable 2,142 trillion Beans a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 135,269 Beans, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 894,220 per year while the poor average 7,896, a ratio of 113 to 1.

Political shows are fit for purpose, fan-made edits of old films have seen a sudden jump in quality, people take government jobs for the frequent flier miles, and a vast monorail network carries people all over the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Taost's national animal is the Butter, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Maillard.

Taost is ranked 324,511^th in the world and 41^st in Bus Stop for Nicest Citizens, with 0.32 average smiles per day.