The Commonwealth of Takkaviita CCLVIII is a massive, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.646 billion Takkaviita CCLVIIIians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 13.2%.

The Takkaviita CCLVIIIian economy, worth 83.4 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 50,644 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Takkaviita CCLVIII's national animal is the swan, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Takkaviita CCLVIII is ranked 54,455^th in the world and 1^st in European Onion for Most Primitive, scoring 53.39 on the Scary Big Number Scale.