The Armed Republic of Taruu is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its closed borders, strictly enforced bedtime, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.443 billion Taruuans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Taru City. The average income tax rate is 72.7%.

The strong Taruuan economy, worth 92.3 trillion Taru Dollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,992 Taru Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Leader has just been declared ruler of Taruu in an international press conference, the Taruuan government claim that Taruuans are oppressed out of love, endocrinology is a rapidly growing field of study, and every workday begins with group therapy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Taruu's national animal is the Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Taruu is ranked 66,511^th in the world and 1^st in Supremacy for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,887.6 on the Gilded Widget Scale.