The Republic of TBP is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its closed borders, zero percent divorce rate, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 15.995 billion TBPians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 65.8%.

The frighteningly efficient TBPian economy, worth a remarkable 1,665 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 104,133 $$s, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

The TBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, replacement organs are grown in vats, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, and some say Leader has gone MAD after authorizing the development of apocalyptic biological weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TBP's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

TBP is ranked 39,438^th in the world and 1^st in The Bad Place for Lowest Crime Rates, with 77.93 law-abiding acts per hour.