The Theocracy of Thestandia is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 9 million Thestandians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The very strong Thestandian economy, worth 594 billion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 66,085 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.0 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, Harry Potter books are banned, children who can't memorize their multiplication tables are sent to the mines, and shady doctors seem to have impeccable records. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Thestandia's national animal is the bison, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Thestandia is ranked 169,452^nd in the world and 468^th in Horizon for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 299.7 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.