The Empire of Lecardio is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, public floggings, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 423 million Lecardioans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 11.5%.

The Lecardioan economy, worth 22.0 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,090 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, animated characters are allowed to stab each other but not hold hands, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony. Crime is relatively low. Lecardio's national animal is the Dragons, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lecardio is ranked 258,630^th in the world and 9,551^st in Osiris for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -7.07 on the Clooney Contribution Index.