The Federal Republic of Thonystan is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 303 million Thonystaners enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 40.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Thonystani economy, worth 9.55 trillion brassers a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,513 brassers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's nuclear defence policy is to "turn the other cheek", the pursuit of wanted criminals ends at the entrance of the pay'n'spray garage as police refuse to enter any private property, fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back, and conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thonystan's national animal is the elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thonystan is ranked 188,936^th in the world and 853^rd in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.