The Theocracy of Therssistal is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by His Holiness Leo Clement De Got with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.071 billion Therssistalians 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 enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andraste. The average income tax rate is 84.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Therssistalian economy, worth 176 trillion Moons a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,233 Moons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organ donation is compulsory, the nation has always been at war with Moltovea, the military is recruiting war criminals to join its weapons research teams, and quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Therssistal's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Therssistal is ranked 46,973^rd in the world and 1,038^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 155.99 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.