The Community of Tarduin is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Riki The Tired Leader with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 5.793 billion Tarduinians 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 Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Grand Capital of Gersinskor. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tarduinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,051 trillion Gelsioks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 181,480 Gelsioks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, cops shout apologies with every swing of their baton, election officials are delivered in 30 minutes or money back, and the government is plagued with uncertainty. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tarduin's national animal is the Rat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is there is none.

Tarduin is ranked 16,433^rd in the world and 913^th in Osiris for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,802 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.