The United States of Theriault is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, flagrant waste-dumping, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 449 million Theriaults 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ganba. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.8%.

The strong Theriault economy, worth 28.7 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 64,005 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), the tax department is having withdrawal symptoms, surgeons walk out of theatres more often than prima donna actors, and the government proudly leads the world in environmental regulators per capita. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Theriault's national animal is the golden retriever, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Theriault is ranked 62,708^th in the world and 18^th in North America for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,643.06 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.