The United Republic of Lyradia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 7.064 billion Lyradians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Peruno. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Lyradian economy, worth 976 trillion Danars a year, is highly specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,165 Danars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub, the central government is trying to keep things flowing, and returning vacationers often find that their property is now a construction site. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lyradia's national animal is the Cassowary, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lyradia is ranked 278,979^th in the world and 10,710^th in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 6,217.46 Standard Monetary Units.