The Eternal Misfortune of Thalasse is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its lack of airports, rampant corporate plagiarism, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 18.799 billion Thalasseans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded, outspoken government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thalasse City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Thalassean economy, worth a remarkable 6,126 trillion Flowers a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 325,875 Flowers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Thalasse, euthanasia is illegal, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, and prisoners have been known to host cooking and home décor television shows. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalasse's national animal is the Radioactive Butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Peace.

Thalasse is ranked 273,420^th in the world and 34^th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Most Pro-Market, scoring -92 on the Rand Index.