The Pound of Tvania is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by An Aspin with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, feral children, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.942 billion Doggies enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Barking. The average income tax rate is 74.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient a Dog economy, worth a remarkable 1,631 trillion Treats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 182,484 Treats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Corporate lobbying has been outlawed, economic output is rising as the chronically depressed are persuaded not to burden society, an internet search for the word "bland" produces pictures of An Aspin, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime is totally unknown. Tvania's national animal is the Dog, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Dog Worship.

Tvania is ranked 7,005^th in the world and 174^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 483.74 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.