The Station of Tombaugh is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Commodore Marcus Halkins with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.38 billion Tombaughians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tombaugh Station. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.0%.

The strong Tombaughian economy, worth 281 trillion denaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 64,235 denaris, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Commodore Marcus Halkins has just been declared ruler of Tombaugh in an international press conference, Tombaugh has designated Tombaugh Station as its capital city, glamping Tombaughians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, and girls who wear lipstick are berated for pandering to male gazes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tombaugh's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Tombaugh is ranked 78,659^th in the world and 2^nd in Multiversal britannia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,058.63 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.