The Republic of Saint Thomas sur Mer is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chancellor Meursault with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 21.285 billion Saint Thomasians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alcasre. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Thomas sur Merian economy, worth a remarkable 6,662 trillion ducats a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 313,015 ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, group hugs break out during floor votes, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, and the military has adopted a weird double-fisted salute. Crime is totally unknown. Saint Thomas sur Mer's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Saint Thomas sur Mer is ranked 90,980^th in the world and 3^rd in Federation of Planets Headquarters for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,225.3 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.