The Bees' Hive of Tuluni is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Awkiat with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.121 billion Tulunians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hive City. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Tulunian economy, worth 557 trillion honey coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 135,317 honey coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Turning the other cheek is accompanied by a polite letter of complaint, asking a cutie their star sign is always met with withering scorn, students memorise knock-knock jokes for their mandatory twice-a-term Comedy Examinations, and bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tuluni's national animal is the bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tuluni is ranked 13,728^th in the world and 42^nd in Refugia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 345.66 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.