The Scandinavian Realm of Lagene is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 660 million Lageneans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Risastort. The average income tax rate is 66.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lagenean economy, worth 54.2 trillion Eunes a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,128 Eunes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government pours millions of Eunes into rehabilitation programs annually, ratings for schools' curricula range from 'Pure as the Driven Snow' to 'Late Night TV', clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies, and the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lagene's national animal is the Banana Slug, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lagene is ranked 25,172^nd in the world and 368^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 111.44 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.