The United States of Thorn89 is a mammoth, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 9.635 billion Thorn89ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 82.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn89ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,311 trillion Monies a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 136,090 Monies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus, Thorn89 successfully hosted the Tasoland Olympics, only those who apply can study applied maths, and nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn89's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thorn89 is ranked 305,710^th in the world and 8^th in Tasoland for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -24 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.