The District of Thalian is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by proctor with a fair hand, and renowned for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 45.37 billion Thalianians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 23.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Thalianian economy, worth a remarkable 1,737 trillion aurums a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,306 aurums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, streakers swamp all public events in order to bare it all, military funding has been stripped back, and at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to proctor's wardrobe. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalian's national animal is the bovina, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Thalian is ranked 184,470^th in the world and 1^st in Thalian for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 23.69 Effective Tax Rate.