The Principality of Lucera is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prince Lorenzo I Ranieri with an even hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 8.917 billion Lucerini are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lucera. The average income tax rate is 81.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lucerino economy, worth 857 trillion gold grains a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,184 gold grains, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

School lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time, the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, and visiting dignitaries often take advantage of strict reparation policies by stubbing their toes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lucera's national animal is the lioness, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lucera is ranked 9,103^rd in the world and 6^th in ITALIA for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,682.37 pounds of wildlife per square mile.