The People's Republic of Lauristania is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 1.244 billion Lauristanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ingrad. The average income tax rate is 80.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lauristanian economy, worth 155 trillion Won a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 124,658 Won, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Even secular Lauristanians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", the legal system for the political class is completely separate from the one for normal citizens, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lauristania's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lauristania is ranked 287,122^nd in the world and 1,250^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.5 kickbacks per hour.