The Armed Republic of Tomasica is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, compulsory military service, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 373 million Tomasicans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of T City. The average income tax rate is 48.7%.

The powerhouse Tomasican economy, worth 35.0 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 93,936 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

It is popularly believed that "cheese every day keeps disaster away", Tomasica's army is full of two-metre tall super-soldiers, former gun owners are finding that brandishing paintball guns isn't as satisfying as the real thing, and Jack Russells have proven to be terrible spies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tomasica's national animal is the bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Tomasica is ranked 47,269^th in the world and 1,505^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 155.16 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.