The Republic of Thornton is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning elephant population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.016 billion Thorntonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.7%.

The strong Thorntonian economy, worth 159 trillion bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 53,044 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Thornton's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thornton is ranked 197,423^rd in the world and 8,137^th in Balder for Most Patriotic, with 6.94 flags saluted per person per day.