The Confederacy of Thomas Jackson is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 290 million Thomas Jacksonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 8.8%.

The Thomas Jacksonian economy, worth 16.3 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 56,247 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Thomas Jackson's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thomas Jackson is ranked 136,608^th in the world and 2^nd in Cataclyst Order for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,124.62 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.