The Kingdom of Thule is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Aaron with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, anti-smoking policies, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 31.565 billion Thuleans 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 minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Midgard City. The average income tax rate is 2.2%.

The all-consuming Thulean economy, worth a remarkable 4,055 trillion Hyperions a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 128,477 Hyperions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government helps teach children how to kill a man from six paces, scenic tours are unheard of after most environmental laws were abolished, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and the government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Thule's national animal is the Aardvark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is the Church of Thule.

Thule is ranked 40,513^th in the world and 1,660^th in Osiris for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 210.26 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.