The Dictatorship of Llinger Republic is a small, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 45 million Llinger Republicians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 33.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Llinger Republician economy, worth 2.46 trillion Llinger Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 54,773 Llinger Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Parents are relieved they no longer need to help with their kids' algebra homework, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, and 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Llinger Republic's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Llinger Republic is ranked 68,358^th in the world and 1,965^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 111.58 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.