The Federal Republic of Thesterfall is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Marlon with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.901 billion Thesterfallians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Libertown. The average income tax rate is 1.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Thesterfallian economy, worth a remarkable 2,782 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 255,225 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Cash-strapped Thesterfallians scour their bodies for fortuitous zits, public spending advocates dread when the government says they're here to help, the only way for immigrants to get into office is as a janitor, and the invisible hand of the market wipes babies' bottoms. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Thesterfall's national animal is the snake, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Thesterfall is ranked 961^st in the world and 13^th in Europe for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 250,376.14 Standard Monetary Units.