The Republic of Labado is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its restrictive gun laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 101 million Pilgrims love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Pilgrim economy, worth 2.04 trillion Rirolabs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 20,180 Rirolabs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Billions are being spent on a new island airport, engaged partners detail their fiancés' private lives in detail to prurient bureaucrats, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, and married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Labado's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Labado is ranked 183,391^st in the world and 4^th in Confederados Do Flanelistan for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 50.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.