The Empire of The Race of Tau Ceti is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by 37th Emperor Risson with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 20.821 billion Lizardians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Preffilo. The average income tax rate is 90.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Lizardian economy, worth a remarkable 1,592 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 76,489 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Veterans are directed into environmental cleanup operations, the nation's soldiers are considered the best-dressed in Confederation of the Sciences, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, and birth rates have hit an all-time low. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Race of Tau Ceti's national animal is the Zisuili, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Emperor-Worship.

The Race of Tau Ceti is ranked 88,764^th in the world and 2^nd in Confederation of the Sciences for Most Corrupt Governments, with 17.47 kickbacks per hour.