The National Republic of Thermodolia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Jacob Zarman with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 12.005 billion Thermodolians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thermodolia City. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thermodolian economy, worth a remarkable 2,463 trillion Thermadolians a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 205,187 Thermadolians, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence, anti-riot police are dispatched whenever two elderly ladies gather to complain that prices have increased, the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region, and sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thermodolia's national animal is the Thermodolian Black Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Thermodolian Christianity.

Thermodolia is ranked 56,741^st in the world and 157^th in Gay for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,605.41 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.