The Theocracy of Thomas Patrick Pearl is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, ritual sacrifices, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 264 million Thomas Patrick Pearlians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.0%.

The powerhouse Thomas Patrick Pearlian economy, worth 19.6 trillion dungs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. Average income is 74,329 dungs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 220,353 per year while the poor average 19,681, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

Condos feature wall-mounted cages containing endangered animals, unemployed butchers line the streets, the government has the power to seize property at will, and sanitary products are sold in brown paper at hairdressers' salons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Thomas Patrick Pearl's national animal is the Buffalo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thomas Patrick Pearl is ranked 32,738^th in the world and 217^th in The North Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 36.44 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.