The Democratic Republic of Thunder 1 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 1.219 billion Thunder 1ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 25.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Thunder 1ian economy, worth 59.6 trillion Raided Regions a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,868 Raided Regions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Referenda are banned by law and the Parliament has absolute control of the legislative process, citizens are permitted to carry concealed handguns, everyone wants to be on the guest list for diplomatic parties, and the recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thunder 1's national animal is the Raider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Thunder 1 is ranked 133,747^th in the world and 5,604^th in Osiris for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,154.38 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.