The Free Land of Lipzig is a small, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 36 million Lipziggers 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 government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 53.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Lipzigian economy, worth 710 billion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 19,727 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Only lightning has a chance of striking Leader twice, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and voting is voluntary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lipzig's national animal is the lion.

Lipzig is ranked 39,169^th in the world and 515^th in Suspicious for Safest, scoring 105.99 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.