The Empire of Lyaqa is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Charles with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, ban on automobiles, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.01 billion Lyaqans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zophis. The average income tax rate is 42.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lyaqan economy, worth 173 trillion crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 171,331 crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's faithful often say there is a higher power watching over them, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, fire and brimstone sermons are accompanied by napalm and fragmentation bombs, and a Vibonia Tourist Association survey has rated Lyaqa #1 for number twos. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lyaqa's national animal is the seahorse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Lyaqa is ranked 143,774^th in the world and 364^th in Vibonia for Safest, scoring 61.7 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.