The Republic of Tessen is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President James Reagan with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, triple-decker prams, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 35.03 billion Tessens 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 tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Liberty. The average income tax rate is 1.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Tessen economy, worth an astonishing 12,537 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 357,914 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework, exceptionally healthy police officers can sprint after crooks for hours on end, several inches are being added to first class seating, and frequent broken zippers have resulted in safety pins making a fashion comeback. Crime is totally unknown. Tessen's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is the Lutheran Church.

Tessen is ranked 239,640^th in the world and 4^th in American Union for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 9.12 Tourists Per Hour.