The Republic of Thorn197 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, parental licensing program, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.342 billion Thorn197ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 63.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn197ian economy, worth 455 trillion bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 136,260 bitcoins, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Thorn197ians suffer not the eggplant emoji to live, Leader's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, and the Thorn197 City Women's Prison Choir now has a baritone section. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn197's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thorn197 is ranked 276,189^th in the world and 8,508^th in Suspicious for Highest Food Quality, scoring 6.26 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.