The Empire of Zwei Lugen is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 8.192 billion Rugenians 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 medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ley. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.6%.

The thriving Zwei Lugenian economy, worth 544 trillion marks a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 66,500 marks, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, five-year-olds chanting "Little Miss Muffet" are accused of bullying arachnophobes, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, and a tax exemption has created a new hunger for octogenarian millionaires dating women 60 years their younger. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zwei Lugen's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zwei Lugen is ranked 130,762^nd in the world and 4,937^th in Balder for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 815.38 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.