The Free Land of Thorn149 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.652 billion Thorn149ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 48.5%.

The powerhouse Thorn149ian economy, worth 431 trillion Deneroes 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. 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 impressive 118,236 Deneroes, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Convicted crypto-miners are sent to the salt mines, politicians sweat as journalists scour internet archives for any mention of them, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, and the tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn149's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thorn149 is ranked 140,260^th in the world and 2^nd in Londinium for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,446.07 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.