The Republic of St Thomas Academy is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 92 million St Thomas Academyians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The strong St Thomas Academyian economy, worth 5.51 trillion kronor a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 59,864 kronor, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 368,778 per year while the poor average 4,229, a ratio of 87.2 to 1.

Surveillance cameras are banned, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and even in the most hardened climate scientists break down at the sound of a single drop of rain. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. St Thomas Academy's national animal is the emu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

St Thomas Academy is ranked 278,568^th in the world and 2^nd in USAL for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 37.37 on the Kitten Softness Rating.