The Republic of Therst Ill is a tiny, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10 million Therst Illians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 15.3%.

The Therst Illian economy, worth 450 billion dollars a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 45,019 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, farting etiquette is taught in schools, bicyclists are banned from major roads, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Therst Ill's national animal is the squirrel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Therst Ill is ranked 323,549^th in the world and 2,298^th in the West Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 2.00 billion Standard Monetary Units.