The Commonwealth of Thalassian is a mid-sized, genial nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 99 million Thalasssites are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 28.3%.

The Thalassianian economy, worth 5.34 trillion Ocean Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 53,928 Ocean Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Appendix transplant figures have recently doubled, universities now offer degrees in cycling etiquette, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, and foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalassian's national animal is the Prism Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Thalassian is ranked 162,300^th in the world and 21^st in Elysion for Most Developed, scoring 55.12 on the Human Development Index.