The Empire of Tennessee Empire is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 102 million Tennessee Empireans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 18.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Tennessee Empirean economy, worth 5.82 trillion Tennessee Dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,028 Tennessee Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways, roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it, children need to wear helmets and safety harnesses before mounting a carousel horse, and citizens have never heard foreign radio. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tennessee Empire's national animal is the Raccoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tennessee Empire is ranked 198,375^th in the world and 4,287^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1.77 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.