The Patience of Thrains is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by John with an even hand, and notable for its burgeoning fox population. The democratic population of 24.365 billion Thrainsians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thrain. The average income tax rate is 38.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Thrainsian economy, worth 720 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 29,575 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, Nihilsim has been named as Thrains's national religion, John has just been declared ruler of Thrains in an international press conference, and Thrains has designated Thrain as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thrains's national animal is the fox and its national religion is Nihilsim.

Thrains is ranked 136,682^nd in the world and 1^st in The Golden Eco Friendly for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.11 law-abiding acts per hour.