The Combined Syndicates of Thespolis is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Nicholas Ernard with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.814 billion Thespolisians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thepolisburg. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Thespolisian economy, worth a remarkable 2,789 trillion Thespolisian Labour Vouchers 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 284,227 Thespolisian Labour Vouchers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Snapgram channel "Embarrassing Baby Nicholas Ernard Pics" has made Nicholas Ernard's mom a celebrity, there's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation, at customs baggage gets an x-ray and female travelers get an ultrasound, and evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right. Crime is totally unknown. Thespolis's national animal is the Teal Salmon, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Thespolis is ranked 156,693^rd in the world and 923^rd in Europe for Most Pro-Market, scoring -84.89 on the Rand Index.