The Scandinavian Realm of Lagene is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 721 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 Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Risastort. The average income tax rate is 65.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lagenean economy, worth 58.7 trillion Eunes a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,414 Eunes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People boast about their low income on their dating profiles, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", and political candidates who don't release their birth certificates are presumed to have been born in Maxtopia. 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 40,009^th in the world and 247^th in Europe for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,481.11 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.