The Republic of Lalistopen is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its public floggings, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.352 billion Lalistopenians 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 relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 17.8%.

The Lalistopenian economy, worth 350 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 65,578 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lalistopen's national animal is the beaver.

Lalistopen is ranked 99,695^th in the world and 4^th in Isles of the Ironborne for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,115.27 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.