The Salt Mines of Tim Snark is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning Griffon population. The quiet, industrious population of 15.485 billion Tim Snarkians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 27.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Tim Snarkian economy, worth 595 trillion gold pieces a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Gambling, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,458 gold pieces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tim Snark's national animal is the Griffon.

Tim Snark is ranked 201,688^th in the world and 2,611^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Governments, scoring 10.63 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.