The Republic of Thorn35 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its parental licensing program, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.048 billion Thorn35ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 71.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn35ian economy, worth 684 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 135,524 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, and pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn35's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Thorn35 is ranked 14,761^st in the world and 47^th in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 8,277.12 on the Gilded Widget Scale.