The Kingdom of Laukeland is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 204 million Laukelandians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 11.3%.

The strong Laukelandian economy, worth 12.4 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 60,804 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, military spending recently hit a new high, nudity is frowned upon, and the nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Laukeland's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Laukeland is ranked 140,672^nd in the world and 233^rd in Astoria for Highest Food Quality, scoring 16.59 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.