The Republic of Project Tethys is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8 million Project Tethysians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 8.7%.

The Project Tethysian economy, worth 359 billion Ice rocks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,875 Ice rocks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Project Tethys's national animal is the Tethysian parasite, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Project Tethys is ranked 220,315^th in the world and 4^th in Project Saturn for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.