The The Meontocratic Quietude of of Thalmeron is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by X with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.173 billion Thalmeronians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Meontopolis. The average income tax rate is 17.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Thalmeronian economy, worth 70.3 trillion Lethes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 59,941 Lethes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

A favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, dandruff and athlete's foot are seen as signs of physical beauty, and robotic spouses prove to be just as imperfect as flesh and blood ones. Crime is almost non-existent. Thalmeron's national animal is the Sterile Mule, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thalmeron is ranked 158,138^th in the world and 8,484^th in Balder for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,315.12 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.