The People's Republic of Tampak-Siring is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Mang Ipik with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.347 billion Tamasiri love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanding. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Siring economy, worth a remarkable 1,378 trillion Papers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 217,151 Papers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Firebombing politicians' offices has become a common way of expressing dissatisfaction, large sections of Tampak-Siring have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act, and re-education centers are being added to most prisons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tampak-Siring's national animal is the Zebra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hinduism.

Tampak-Siring is ranked 1,716^th in the world and 1^st in Nusantara Archipelago for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 32,217.87 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.