The Queendom of Thorvel is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Marie III with an even hand, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, triple-decker prams, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 23.286 billion Thorvelers are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Administration, with Social Policy and Healthcare not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jensigarðr. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Thorveler economy, worth a remarkable 4,767 trillion Golden crowns 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, highly specialized black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. 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 amazing 204,730 Golden crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Satellite images show safe electoral constituencies in complete darkness, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, city mayors have to get permission from parliament to take a vacation day, and group photos of the members of parliament are often mistaken for family reunions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Thorvel's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Medieval roman catholicism.

Thorvel is ranked 331,259^th in the world and 317^th in Forest for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 17.32 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.