The Republic of Thorn4 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.278 billion Thorn4ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Thorn4ian economy, worth 842 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 159,534 kronor, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 454,163 per year while the poor average 44,711, a ratio of 10.2 to 1.

Teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, and the average video game can be completed over lunch break. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Thorn4's national animal is the leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thorn4 is ranked 10,133^rd in the world and 16^th in Suspicious for Largest Black Market, with 602 trillion Standard Monetary Units.