The Democratic States of Tomas Paine is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. The democratic, devout population of 311 million Vulcans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Industry and Law & Order receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 10.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Tomas Painean economy, worth 11.1 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,818 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, children often kick swans for amusement, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is relatively low. Tomas Paine's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tomas Paine is ranked 226,789^th in the world and 1^st in Thomas Paine for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.59 law-abiding acts per hour.