The Commonwealth of Thalassian is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, hard-working population of 12 million Thalasssites 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.3%.

The strong Thalassianian economy, worth 738 billion Ocean Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 61,561 Ocean Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

Government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, the Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue", election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, and it is said that the captain goes down with the ship but ecological protection goes up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalassian's national animal is the Prism Shark, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Thalassian is ranked 38,126^th in the world and 6^th in Elysion for Nicest Citizens, with 18.96 average smiles per day.