The Republic of Thriveland is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 16 million Thrivelandians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Spirituality, and Public Transport are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.0%.

The very strong Thrivelandian economy, worth 993 billion Nuggets a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 62,120 Nuggets, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government seizes all major gold finds, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, and child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Thriveland's national animal is the Orca, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Thriveland is ranked 274,360^th in the world and 4^th in Erkimera for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring zero on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.