The Federal Republic of Thesterfall is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Marlon with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.475 billion Thesterfallians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Libertown. The average income tax rate is 1.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Thesterfallian economy, worth a remarkable 2,667 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 254,627 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

The Libertown State Museum is said to be haunted by ghastly musicians playing 'Nearer Violet to Thee', old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation, snowball fights inaugurate summer breaks, and fidgety cubicle workers play with their balls. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Thesterfall's national animal is the snake, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Thesterfall is ranked 35,766^th in the world and 119^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 5,140.68 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.