The Empire of Thalenthar is a huge, genial nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 263 million Thaylenats are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 84.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Thaylen economy, worth 12.8 trillion King's Marks a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,489 King's Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Thalenthar City Film Festival recently voted 'Thaylenat Getting Hit By Football' as best film, many in Thalenthar are born in the purple, Leader is called 'Patches' at international summits, and noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalenthar's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Thalenthar is ranked 280,652^nd in the world and 5,941^st in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -11.31 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.