The Republic of Thorn2039 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.623 billion Thorn2039ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn2039ian economy, worth 613 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 132,605 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists, people boast about their low income on their dating profiles, contrails and thunderous rumbles have returned to the skies above, and Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn2039's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thorn2039 is ranked 40,814^th in the world and 816^th in Suspicious for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,612.09 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.