The Holy Taoist Empire of Thenone is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Jed Monun with a fair hand, and renowned for its lack of airports, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.984 billion Thenoneans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ostol. The average income tax rate is 9.3%.

The Thenonean economy, worth 94.0 trillion Thenonies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,375 Thenonies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The Smalltopian embassy doubles as an electoral campaign headquarters, politicians sweat as journalists scour internet archives for any mention of them, museums have more touchscreens on display than artifacts, and all you have to do is pray to get into Thenone. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Thenone's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Taoism.

Thenone is ranked 95,887^th in the world and 10^th in Southern Forest for Smartest Citizens, with 37.34 quips per hour.