The United Isles of Lawteria is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Harrington Lockhart with a fair hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 5.307 billion Lawterians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oceanova. The average income tax rate is 56.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Lawterian economy, worth a remarkable 1,264 trillion Ecoliths a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 238,177 Ecoliths, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Blind dates reemerge as a necessary evil in the quest for love, pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, the parliament building has installed a revolving door, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lawteria's national animal is the Green Sea Turtle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lawteria is ranked 26,781^st in the world and 65^th in United Kingdom for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 987.71 on the Clooney Contribution Index.