The United States of Thomas Wetherell is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President with an even hand, and renowned for its closed borders, compulsory military service, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 16.075 billion Thomas Wetherellians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Public Transport. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thomas Wetherell City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.6%.

The strong Thomas Wetherellian economy, worth a remarkable 1,246 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 77,533 Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 313,651 per year while the poor average 12,777, a ratio of 24.5 to 1.

The institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, President has just been declared ruler of Thomas Wetherell in an international press conference, and the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Thomas Wetherell's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Thomas Wetherell is ranked 93,912^th in the world and 3^rd in Wetherell Iron Fang Region for Lowest Crime Rates, with 66.63 law-abiding acts per hour.