The Republic of Thorn38 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, free-roaming dinosaurs, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.267 billion Thorn38ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 57.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn38ian economy, worth 892 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 142,376 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, government projects are full of waste, and citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn38's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thorn38 is ranked 176,347^th in the world and 2,144^th in Suspicious for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 1,212.43 on the Hickory Productivity Index.