The Incorporated States of Eva Thorne is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.982 billion Eva Thorneans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The very strong Eva Thornean economy, worth 277 trillion Profits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 69,650 Profits, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Typing Leader's name into a search engine always gives zero matches, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, babies are a small but significant export, and shady doctors seem to have impeccable records. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Eva Thorne's national animal is the Corporate Fixer , which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Eva Thorne is ranked 24,856^th in the world and 3^rd in Eureka for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 6,588.42 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.