The Old Pontifical Kingdom of Thornstorm and the Holy Cross is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by PM Harrison Cress with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 3.252 billion Thornstormians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Stormshire. The average income tax rate is 83.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Thornstormian economy, worth 442 trillion ΨThornstormian kroner a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 136,133 ΨThornstormian kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Taxpayers cringe whenever someone brings up the Former Antagonist Reparations Treaty, people are raising their middle finger to non-digital currencies, soldiers who shoot themselves in the foot are regarded as heroes, and political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thornstorm and the Holy Cross's national animal is the Thornstormis rubrum luscus lupus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is ✠ Thorstormian Crown Crusadist.

Thornstorm and the Holy Cross is ranked 252,729^th in the world and 253^rd in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 22,053.69 Standard Monetary Units.