The Grand Duchy of Thorn165 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its closed borders, anti-smoking policies, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 3.565 billion Thorn165ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn165ian economy, worth 529 trillion Latinums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 148,556 Latinums, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests, Catherine Gratwick's campaign support is considered seminal, it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn165's national animal is the Python, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thorn165 is ranked 22,222^nd in the world and 1^st in Secret Almighty Cabal for Most Patriotic, with 44.99 flags saluted per person per day.