The Empire of Thal Dorthat is a massive, safe nation, ruled by King Nicholas the Great with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, enslaved workforce, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.855 billion Dorthatians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saniphitis. The average income tax rate is 85.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Thal Dorthatian economy, worth 208 trillion Dorthatian sterlings-of-the-empire a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 112,181 Dorthatian sterlings-of-the-empire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Prison is a nightmare, the military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout, and child labor has been outlawed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thal Dorthat's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thal Dorthat is ranked 9,935^th in the world and 10^th in Astoria for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 55.65 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.