The Queendom of Thorvel is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Marie III with an even hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, daily referendums, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 26.961 billion Thorvelers are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The relatively small, corrupt, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Administration, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Healthcare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hàrland. The average income tax rate is 1.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thorveler economy, worth a remarkable 6,701 trillion Golden crowns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 248,560 Golden crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Slow dancing is made trickier when Auntie Edna insists on standing between the couple's arms, all judiciary cases are decided in the court of public opinion, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Thorvel's radio stations, and military spending is on the increase. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorvel's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Medieval roman catholicism.

Thorvel is ranked 332,068^th in the world and 296^th in Forest for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -49.58 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.