The Kingdom of Rain and Storm of of -Thessia- is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 545 million Thessians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Public Transport. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crowned City of Sayasis. The average income tax rate is 21.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Thessian economy, worth 25.6 trillion Kasans a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,020 Kasans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Sofas are perpetually on sales that Must End Soon, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, -Thessia- has designated Crowned City of Sayasis as its capital city, and Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Thessia-'s national animal is the River Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

-Thessia- is ranked 240,834^th in the world and 1^st in The Kingdom of Rain and Storm for Largest Black Market, with 229 billion Standard Monetary Units.