The Dominion of Thunder Storm is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Lord Lightning with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 20.143 billion Thunder Stormians 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.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Power Outage. The average income tax rate is 61.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Thunder Stormian economy, worth 528 trillion Rains a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 26,259 Rains, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Thunder Storm has designated Power Outage as its capital city and Lord Lightning has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thunder Storm's national animal is the Frog.

Thunder Storm is ranked 88,148^th in the world and 51^st in Jenny for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.44 law-abiding acts per hour.