The Self-Administrative City of Tinhampton is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Mayor Saffron Howard AM with a fair hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9.78 billion Tinhamptonians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, although Education and Defense are also considered important, while Environment and Law & Order aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tinhampton. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Tinhamptonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,834 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 289,792 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity, Mayor Saffron Howard AM has declared a weed sticking through a crack in the sidewalk to be the nation's newest green space, and five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Tinhampton's national animal is the cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tinhampton is ranked 6,890^th in the world and 1^st in Sophia for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 479,879 Standard Monetary Units.