The Republic of Luissagna is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 494 million Luissagnans 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 Education, Industry, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Luissagnan economy, worth 52.1 trillion bitcoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 105,431 bitcoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 390,227 per year while the poor average 20,063, a ratio of 19.4 to 1.

The North Pacific holds its breath as nuclear warfare is being seriously considered, park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets, the nation is weighing the price of victory following a nuclear strike, and exploding toys that leak battery acid are back in the shops after the government declared child safety 'over-rated'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Luissagna's national animal is the tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Luissagna is ranked 66,422^nd in the world and 1,925^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.