The Empire of Thomasear is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Chancellor Bazil Arnorlad with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-working, devout population of 12.211 billion Thomasearians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Markovic. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thomasearian economy, worth a remarkable 1,701 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 139,303 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, governments opposing Thomasear are beset by rebels, and withdrawal of support for drug addicts is leaving many with cold sweats. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thomasear's national animal is the Stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Thomasearian Orthodox Christianity.

Thomasear is ranked 19,282^nd in the world and 3^rd in Lisseum for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.3 law-abiding acts per hour.