The Federation of Laurentrum is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 435 million Laurentians 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. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laurynth. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Laurentian economy, worth 45.7 trillion Laurels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,132 Laurels, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

You can be fired for dyeing grey hairs, trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, and it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Laurentrum's national animal is the North Laurentian Double-headed Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Laurentrum is ranked 262,831^st in the world and 4,579^th in The East Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -7.75 on the Clooney Contribution Index.