The Republic of Tharlect is a huge, safe nation, notable for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 450 million Tharlectics 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sapphire City. The average income tax rate is 52.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Tharlectic economy, worth 34.1 trillion Yarons a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 75,697 Yarons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's support among single young men has drooped slightly, schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students, some electoral districts are without a representative as they are stuck with perpetual revotes, and the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tharlect's national animal is the Arctic Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tharlect is ranked 90,272^nd in the world and 2,501^st in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.28 law-abiding acts per hour.