The Immortal Republic of Lusanko is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Overseer Asmo Turving with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 886 million Lusankos are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kerenska. The average income tax rate is 73.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lusankian economy, worth 114 trillion Vlancs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,614 Vlancs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Marketing departments of corporate giants compete to sponsor little league teams, homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, and the Lusankian Intelligence Agency has put 'Project Quantum Refrigerator' on hold indefinitely. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lusanko's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lusanko is ranked 11,617^th in the world and 28^th in The League for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,660.89 on the Clooney Contribution Index.