The Empire of Tyrsbord is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emile Desjardines with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 2.365 billion Tyrsbordians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crishire. The average income tax rate is 82.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tyrsbordian economy, worth 303 trillion Tyrsbordian Pounds a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 128,448 Tyrsbordian Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A determined opposition debates the relative benefits of Arial and Times New Roman for days on end, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers, and running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tyrsbord's national animal is the Tyrsbordian Goshawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tyrsbord is ranked 8,637^th in the world and 20^th in Carcassonne for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,103.84 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.