The Kingdom of Tussel is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Tussetuss with an even hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working population of 20.557 billion Tussians 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 Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tussel Capital City. The average income tax rate is 7.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tussie economy, worth a remarkable 4,034 trillion Gnurfs a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 196,238 Gnurfs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Strange lights seen in the sky are officially regarded as weather balloons or hoaxes and nothing else, descriptions of properties as "a stone's throw from the city centre" require a trebuchet to be true, money grows on trees, and both criminals and civilians are DOA. Crime is totally unknown. Tussel's national animal is the Flying moose, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is illegal.

Tussel is ranked 1,701^st in the world and 16^th in the West Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 8,746.04 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.