The Holy Empire of Lineard is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Amaury De Lusignan with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.77 billion Lineardians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sarleon. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lineardian economy, worth 250 trillion Linean Crowns a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,578 Linean Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Attendance of fathers at PTA meetings is at an all-time high, relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, and every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lineard's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Suul the One.

Lineard is ranked 31,745^th in the world and 5^th in Palatine for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 6,150.43 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.