The Borderlands of Thorn315 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.355 billion Thorn315ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn315ian economy, worth 367 trillion Platinums a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,620 Platinums, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 461,232 per year while the poor average 16,906, a ratio of 27.3 to 1.

The government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains, airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, and the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn315's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thorn315 is ranked 156,958^th in the world and 4,926^th in Suspicious for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 90.85 on the Clooney Contribution Index.