The Empire of Lubrus is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Damien Payne with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.372 billion Lubrusians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lubrich. The average income tax rate is 59.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lubrusian economy, worth 136 trillion Bulbs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,560 Bulbs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The comic book series 'Damien Payne and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, police aim to defeat hatred with love with their "hugs-for-thugs" program, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lubrus's national animal is the Snow Monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lubrus is ranked 40,910^th in the world and 897^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,128.48 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.