The Principality of Thanelly is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 2.391 billion Thanellyians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 55.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Thanellyian economy, worth 44.3 trillion Deaths a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 18,547 Deaths, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thanelly's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thanelly is ranked 163,941^st in the world and 3,235^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Populations, with 2.39 billion capita.