The Blue Republic of Thalidomide is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Yodle with an iron fist, and notable for its daily referendums, enslaved workforce, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 13.515 billion Thalidomideans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yodle City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Thalidomidean economy, worth a remarkable 1,419 trillion Gold Coins 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 slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. 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 105,048 Gold Coins, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Sections of the police receive paramilitary training, preschoolers outnumber veteran politicians in government, taxpayers receive expenditure reports from the Grand High Poobah of the Order of Violet, and thousands of cute furry kittens are trampling everything in their path (Thalidomide has found 2 easter eggs). Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalidomide's national animal is the Zombie, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Yodlism.

Thalidomide is ranked 34,261^st in the world and 17^th in Disney World for Most Developed, scoring 81.33 on the Human Development Index.