The Democratic States of Leppikania is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Nick with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.084 billion Leppiks are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Epissiac. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Leppikanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,091 trillion Stars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 159,826 Stars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

War memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping, Nick steals from the rich and gives to the needy, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, and volunteers trip over themselves to get into the latest mind-bending drug trials. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leppikania's national animal is the cuttlefish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Pastafarianism.

Leppikania is ranked 1,469^th in the world and 1^st in West Atlantic Organization for Safest, scoring 154.57 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.