The State of Tarheel is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 28.424 billion Tarheelers have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 18.6%.

The powerhouse Tarheelian economy, worth a remarkable 1,528 trillion betales a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 53,760 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps", a government program is underway to revitalize Tarheel's beaches, female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, and debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Tarheel's national animal is the deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tarheel is ranked 165,877^th in the world and 9^th in North Carolina for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 68.19 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.