The Republic of The Thorn with Flowers is a massive, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning Black Rose Dragon population. The quiet, industrious population of 4.334 billion Thorn with Flowersians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 23.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Thorn with Flowersian economy, worth 167 trillion Roses a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,628 Roses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Nothing gets the party jumping like Leader specifying how high, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Thorn with Flowers's national animal is the Black Rose Dragon.

The Thorn with Flowers is ranked 164,420^th in the world and 2,242^nd in Ambition for Lowest Crime Rates, with 59.77 law-abiding acts per hour.