The Allied States of Tletchlen is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Sir Drekstomp with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 900 million Tletchlenians 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tivenik. The average income tax rate is 64.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tletchlenian economy, worth 114 trillion Raums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 127,752 Raums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Information Technology facilities are being turned into Boreal Piebald Moose habitats, bars are packed at all hours, the Boreal Piebald Moose is a protected species, and Sir Drekstomp is frequently seen begging critics to stop insulting the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tletchlen's national animal is the Boreal Piebald Moose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tletchlen is ranked 27,468^th in the world and 682^nd in The North Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 78,741.84 Standard Monetary Units.