The Republic of Thorn44 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, aversion to nipples, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 5.84 billion Thorn44ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn44ian economy, worth 919 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 157,527 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

The bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Thorn44 City, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, local officials love to claim the protection of their Big Brother, and wandering Thorn44ians are known for their one-track minds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn44's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thorn44 is ranked 250,781^st in the world and 5,467^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 25.58 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.