The Kingdom of Thorin Oakenshield is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Thorin with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 17.373 billion dwarves are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erebor the lost. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.1%.

The all-consuming dwarven economy, worth a remarkable 1,387 trillion arkenstones a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 79,848 arkenstones, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 635,936 per year while the poor average 2,383, a ratio of 266 to 1.

Smaug racing stadiums are open 24/7, Thorin Oakenshield Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere', murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, and troops clank into battle wearing antique suits of armour. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Thorin Oakenshield's national animal is the smaug, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thorin Oakenshield is ranked 262,545^th in the world and 130^th in Middle Earth for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -67.44 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.