The Kingdom of The Thirteen Thunder Dragons is a small, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 45 million Carats enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 68.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Carat economy, worth 1.03 trillion Carats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,879 Carats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Thirteen Thunder Dragons City University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", financial crimes carry severe sentences, and national foreign policy involves significant amounts of hand wringing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Thirteen Thunder Dragons's national animal is the Horanghae, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Thirteen Thunder Dragons is ranked 287,547^th in the world and 3,937^th in The North Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,777.54 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.