The Patron Saint of Academics of Professor Thomas is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Venerable Provost with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 8.841 billion Professors 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 Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital District. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Professorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,311 trillion Academias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 148,326 Academias, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, warfare increasingly resembles a video game, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, and wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Professor Thomas's national animal is the Cougar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Astra.

Professor Thomas is ranked 19,908^th in the world and 1^st in SOC 101 Team Assignment for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,030.97 pounds of wildlife per square mile.