The Initiatic Hyperfascist Order of Knights of LUSITANIA is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Grand-Master Hierophantus III with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 14.885 billion Lusitanians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sintræ. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.3%.

The very strong Lusitanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,387 trillion Cruzzes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,233 Cruzzes, with the richest citizens earning 8.5 times as much as the poorest.

Mountain rescuers refer to their new gear as the 'watchamacallits' and 'thingymabobs', armoured pyjamas are in fashion amongst the nation's nobility, the government makes bereaved siblings into bereaved orphans, and citizens praise the weeds that overwhelm their narrow vegetable realm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knights of LUSITANIA's national animal is the Bloody Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is New Eucharist.

Knights of LUSITANIA is ranked 82,519^th in the world and 70^th in Fifth Empire for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,095.05 on the Gilded Widget Scale.