The Dominion of Thanos is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Thanos with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 9.59 billion Thanosians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Titan. The average income tax rate is 18.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Thanosian economy, worth 742 trillion gem stones a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Book Publishing. Average income is 77,424 gem stones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago, one lone government employee can be seen hunting for the elusive stray white dog, scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, and trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thanos's national animal is the phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thanos is ranked 218,776^th in the world and 4^th in Marvel Comics for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3.55 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.