The Thalassocracy of Lion Clan is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Admiral Erak X Starfollower with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 16.759 billion Lions enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aveka. The average income tax rate is 37.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lion Clanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,201 trillion Tigers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 131,364 Tigers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Corporate lawyers are joyfully combing through the new tax code for any new loopholes for their clients, economists speak of trusting in the Tao of Free Market Capitalism, the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Aveka for fear of causing a fuss, and official government guidance encourages binge behaviors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion Clan's national animal is the Dracena, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Lion Clan is ranked 274,887^th in the world and 5^th in Roman Byzantine Union for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -11.4 on the Clooney Contribution Index.