The Republic of Thihi is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 991 million Thihians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Thihian economy, worth 70.9 trillion glasses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 71,509 glasses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Whale is one of the most popular forenames in Thihi, the comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, only adults may purchase violent video games, and citizens are frequently searched for illegal weapons. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thihi's national animal is the whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Thihi is ranked 271,693^rd in the world and 1,258^th in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9.54 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.