The Republic of Thorn185 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.962 billion Thorn185ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 78.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn185ian economy, worth 660 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 133,144 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, and road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn185's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thorn185 is ranked 260,438^th in the world and 3,215^th in Suspicious for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -3.1 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.