The Republic of TampaBay is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by President Gina Frontiero with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 4.513 billion TampaBayers have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tampa Bay City. The average income tax rate is 56.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient TampaBayian economy, worth 515 trillion Amethyst Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 114,182 Amethyst Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, bargain hunters descend on disaster zones for a quick spot of grocery shopping, President Gina Frontiero reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, and old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TampaBay's national animal is the Pocket Attack Robot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Freewill Baptist Christianity.

TampaBay is ranked 146,835^th in the world and 21^st in The Fallout Wasteland for Largest Populations, with 4.51 billion capita.