The Free Land of Lylands is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Cecil-Masonfield Helanden Verning with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 877 million Lylandsians 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 medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Marson. The average income tax rate is 27.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Lylandsian economy, worth 62.7 trillion Bernatts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,479 Bernatts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Skateparks can be found in every city, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, and troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lylands's national animal is the Fox.

Lylands is ranked 123,475^th in the world and 281^st in Concord for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 916.35 on the Gilded Widget Scale.