The Republic of Tomal is a very large, genial nation, notable for its devotion to social welfare and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 189 million Tomalians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 48.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Tomalian economy, worth 5.22 trillion Pezzes a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,606 Pezzes , and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Umbrellas are back in fashion, it's best not to ask what goes into Tomal City Fried Chicken's secret blend of herbs and spices, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, and stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tomal's national animal is the Cougar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tomal is ranked 130,246^th in the world and 3,332^nd in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,274.51 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.