The Empire of Tyramon is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by the Royal Emperor with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, avowedly heterosexual populace, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.416 billion Tyramonians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while Environment and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Domination. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The thriving Tyramonian economy, worth a remarkable 3,492 trillion Golden Seashells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 415,012 Golden Seashells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

In a fit of passion the Royal Emperor has shredded thirty years' worth of petitions, shipping canals are a bit like unimaginative cheese shops -- filled with debris, the monarch frequently needs protecting from misfiring protection, and the stratosphere is full of "silent but deadly" attacks from the Royal Emperor's rear echelons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Tyramon's national animal is the Viper Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Divinity of the Emperor.

Tyramon is ranked 1,429^th in the world and 3^rd in Cape of Good Hope for Lowest Crime Rates, with 83.05 law-abiding acts per hour.