The Empire of Thaitum is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Kaenan Mythranel III with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, digital currency, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 13.674 billion Thaitumites 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, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arzantael. The average income tax rate is 73.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thaitumite economy, worth a remarkable 1,708 trillion Royals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 124,922 Royals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unpopular scientists are shunned by name, untold millions of Royals are going into a new government-funded maternity leave scheme, acknowledgement of minority groups is usually a Trojan horse, and holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thaitum's national animal is the Horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Angelic Anirianism.

Thaitum is ranked 18,263^rd in the world and 915^th in Lazarus for Smartest Citizens, with 71.18 quips per hour.