The Most Serene Republic of Lyridie is a small, safe nation, notable for its absence of drug laws, suspicion of poets, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 26 million Lyridain enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 31.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Lyridien economy, worth 1.05 trillion semibrieves a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,475 semibrieves, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The team in charge of creating a new writing system have spent months deciding whether or not to use serif or sans-serif characters, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, and teens are voting on which C-List pop star will be next to be evicted from the opera house. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lyridie's national animal is the mockingbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lyridie is ranked 107,715^th in the world and 3^rd in JJearth for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,839.71 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.