The Oppressed Peoples of Tyranipolis is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 213 million Tyranipolisians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 56.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Tyranipolisian economy, worth 15.8 trillion Tears a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 74,411 Tears, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, the government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère, and the army's use of chemical weapons leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tyranipolis's national animal is the Slug, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tyranipolis is ranked 72,880^th in the world and 6^th in Verdania for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,383.99 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.