The We are not tgs of Tegs is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, devout population of 1.95 billion Tegians 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 Welfare, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grand Hall. The average income tax rate is 34.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Tegench economy, worth 93.4 trillion Sambucans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 47,874 Sambucans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

All government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Grand Hall, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Tegs, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and Leader has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tegs's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Tegs is ranked 41,367^th in the world and 2^nd in The House of Buca for Nicest Citizens, with 18.34 average smiles per day.