The United States of Tiraque is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Premier Saxon with an even hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program, smutty television, and daily referendums. The compassionate, devout population of 4.307 billion Tiraqueans 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 Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tiraque City. The average income tax rate is 69.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tiraquean economy, worth 580 trillion Tirries a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 134,762 Tirries, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Sexually-starved male dinosaurs terrorise tourists during weekly breakouts from Mesozoic Park, a passport is literally priceless, brains have been removed from lists of best brain foods, and Premier Saxon is famed for giving great back rubs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tiraque's national animal is the Hooded Crow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Tiraque is ranked 11,578^th in the world and 13^th in KAISERREICH for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 378.46 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.