The United Socialist States of Thellonia is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 92 million Thellonians 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 large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 56.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Thellonian economy, worth 1.79 trillion Whizzes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 19,403 Whizzes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, the recycled air in planes is nauseating, those who sing the national anthem off-key have the key thrown away, and T-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thellonia's national animal is the Sea terrestrial Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Thellonia is ranked 28,125^th in the world and 6^th in Peaceful lands for Most Secular, with 33.58 Atheism Rate.