The Republic of Lacuma is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Campos Sales with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 11.398 billion Lacumans 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 Healthcare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Basilica. The average income tax rate is 74.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lacuman economy, worth a remarkable 1,492 trillion tolars a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,960 tolars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Traumatised refugees have a full bedpan shoved into their hands along with their immigration papers, the Lacuman basket weaving sector is on the brink of collapse as cheap imports flood the market, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, and the travel industry is booming as pregnant women book tickets for "weekend trips" overseas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lacuma's national animal is the Lacuman Condor, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lacuma is ranked 9,071^st in the world and 26^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,687.32 pounds of wildlife per square mile.