The Republic of Tom Petty is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, devotion to social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.165 billion Tom Pettyians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The large, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gainsville. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Tom Pettyian economy, worth 539 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 104,357 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 476,010 per year while the poor average 13,960, a ratio of 34.1 to 1.

Scientists take credit every time it rains in Florida, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost, and patriotism is in the nation's DNA. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tom Petty's national animal is the Moccasin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tom Petty is ranked 39,466^th in the world and 1^st in Florida for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,266.09 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.