The Most Serene Republic of TomKirk is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Thomas Picard with an even hand, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, humorless population of 31.356 billion TomKirkians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Huckleberry. The average income tax rate is 88.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong TomKirkian economy, worth a remarkable 1,988 trillion stone wheels a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Tourism industry. Average income is 63,425 stone wheels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A good TomKirkian is hard to find, juries deliberate more than magic 8-balls, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, and the once prosperous capital is in utter decline. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TomKirk's national animal is the heath hen, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

TomKirk is ranked 2,297^th in the world and 2^nd in Knights of the NS List for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 11,526.96 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.