The Republic of County of Thuringia is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 927 million County of Thuringians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 55.5%.

The frighteningly efficient County of Thuringian economy, worth 98.8 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 106,631 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

The County of Thuringia City State Museum is said to be haunted by ghastly musicians playing 'Nearer Violet to Thee', public projects are synonymous with yawn-inducing conformity, tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, and Leader spends weekends doing the laundry of foreign leaders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. County of Thuringia's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

County of Thuringia is ranked 220,494^th in the world and 870^th in Novaya Zemlya for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 230.07 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.