The District of Thelon is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 17.568 billion Thelonians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The very strong Thelonian economy, worth 577 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 32,866 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 223,453 per year while the poor average 1,765, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Thelon's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thelon is ranked 69,271^st in the world and 1^st in Thelon for Smartest Citizens, with 39.72 quips per hour.