The Borderlands of Thorn29 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its smutty television, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.183 billion Thorn29ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn29ian economy, worth 660 trillion Golds a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 127,421 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations, access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, and commuters travel in zigzags to avoid stalking accusations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn29's national animal is the Rattlesnake, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Thorn29 is ranked 73,113^th in the world and 7^th in The Moon for Safest, scoring 93.8 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.