The Tridoron of Thaw is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Krim Steinbelt with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, anti-smoking policies, and vat-grown people. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.451 billion Shift Cars enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Global Freeze. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Transformation Trinket economy, worth a remarkable 2,105 trillion Core Driviars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 201,487 Core Driviars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Digital novelty coins make for surprising vanguards of the revolution, escalators are avoided at all costs, the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands, and married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thaw's national animal is the Roidmude, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Drive.

Thaw is ranked 274,768^th in the world and 299^th in The Glorious Nations of Iwaku for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -25.53 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.