The Arctic Fox Lovers of Tharlect is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Britz Haleq with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, devout population of 5.642 billion Tharlectics 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sapphire City. The average income tax rate is 50.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Tharlectic economy, worth 436 trillion Yarons a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 77,433 Yarons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mentally ill are given high powered automatic weapons for "catharsis therapy", structures are raised on promises, people boast about their low income on their dating profiles, and taxpayer-funded government ads are promoting Brancaland as a premier filming location. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tharlect's national animal is the Arctic Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Islam.

Tharlect is ranked 247,092^nd in the world and 3,640^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.83 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.