The Republic of Toms-River is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy and absence of drug laws. The cynical, devout population of 148 million Toms-Riverians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 36.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Toms-Riverian economy, worth 5.01 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Retail, Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 33,884 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Toms-River's national animal is the dove.

Toms-River is ranked 75,744^th in the world and 1^st in Long Beach Island for Nicest Citizens, with 15.9 average smiles per day.