The Eternal Misfortune of Thalasse is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 19.706 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 6,617 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 Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 335,799 Flowers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Most ambassadors from Thalasse retire only a few years after being appointed, leading ethologists are being investigated for illegal electoral interference, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle", and people make a career out of medical voyeurism. 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 290,840^th in the world and 36^th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -66.12 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.