The Most Serene Republic of Lupusterra is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 494 million Lupusterrans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moon City. The average income tax rate is 25.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lupusterran economy, worth 54.5 trillion Wolframs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 110,260 Wolframs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The military has had its funding stripped back as the nation seeks a smaller role in international politics, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, many marriages go virtually unconsummated, and foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lupusterra's national animal is the Nivalwarg, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lupusterra is ranked 188,206^th in the world and 3,452^nd in the South Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 201.26 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.