The Aquatic Veritocracy of Tethys 13 is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Empiric Maud'Llin with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 36.844 billion Tethysi enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Atr'Lyanteth'Ys. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Tethysi economy, worth an astonishing 10,291 trillion Book-Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 279,336 Book-Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's all white elephants on parade, it's normal to start working life with crippling financial debt, the government guarantees that tourists will have the ultimate trip on their trips, and dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Tethysi citizenship. Crime is totally unknown. Tethys 13's national animal is the Sea Butterfly, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is The Story.

Tethys 13 is ranked 1,695^th in the world and 74^th in Osiris for Highest Poor Incomes, with 228,379.86 Standard Monetary Units.