The Most Serene Republic of Thaibang is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The democratic, devout population of 3.232 billion Thaibangians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 63.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Thaibangian economy, worth 74.1 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 22,918 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the tenet of free speech is held dear, genetic researchers have been expelled, and the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thaibang's national animal is the panther.

Thaibang is ranked 146,245^th in the world and 6,979^th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 619.41 on the Gilded Widget Scale.