The Republic of Thihi is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.097 billion Thihians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 77.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Thihian economy, worth 84.7 trillion glasses 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 Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 77,198 glasses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, and kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thihi's national animal is the whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Thihi is ranked 71,906^th in the world and 703^rd in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 106.87 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.