The Eternal Misfortune of Thalasse is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, lack of airports, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 20.984 billion Thalasseans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded, outspoken government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thalasse City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Thalassean economy, worth a remarkable 7,308 trillion Flowers a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 348,280 Flowers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies, glamping Thalasseans won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, and citizens can only enjoy the splendor of the natural world in designated 'Majesty Appreciation' zones. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalasse's national animal is the Radioactive Butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Peace.

Thalasse is ranked 42,972^nd in the world and 11^th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Nudest, with 216.25 cheeks per square mile.