The Federation of Livilania is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Nerva with an even hand, and notable for its aversion to nipples, ubiquitous missile silos, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.477 billion Livilanians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Novashov. The average income tax rate is 76.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Livilanian economy, worth 342 trillion Livias a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,374 Livias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Rugby players that knock each other over always stop to make sure the other fellow is okay, news headlines suggest that Chancellor Nerva has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays, and nose plugs are the latest Livilanian fashion accessory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Livilania's national animal is the Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Catholic.

Livilania is ranked 11,464^th in the world and 508^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 113 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.