The Queendom of Thorvel is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Marie III with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, anti-smoking policies, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless, devout population of 17.795 billion Thorvelers are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The minute, moralistic government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Administration, although Spirituality and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and Healthcare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jensigarðr. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Thorveler economy, worth a remarkable 3,002 trillion Golden crowns a year, is highly specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 168,712 Golden crowns, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Putting a mustache on a banknote is considered defacing a national monument, most foreigners can't name the leader of Thorvel, in its new More is More campaign the government advertises obese men and women posing coquettishly with baked goods to spare their blushes, and all Thorvelers live like kings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Thorvel's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Medieval roman catholicism.

Thorvel is ranked 260,811^th in the world and 359^th in Forest for Healthiest Citizens, with 0.27 bananas ingested per day.