The Soviet Socialist Republic of Lazzaro is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chairman Meow with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate population of 9.479 billion Lazzareans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lazzaro. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Lazzarean economy, worth a remarkable 1,300 trillion Lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 137,176 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Both diets and economic output are growing leaner with recent restrictions to free trade, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and children as young as six shock their parents by coming out of the closet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lazzaro's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lazzaro is ranked 277,000^th in the world and 981^st in The Communist Bloc for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.34 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.