The Commonwealth of Liberal Democratic Socialists is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 56 million Liberal Democratic Socialistsians 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Liberal Democratic Socialistsian economy, worth 1.18 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Average income is 21,069 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No personal detail is too tiny for the suede-denim census police, strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices, teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, and political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Liberal Democratic Socialists's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Liberal Democratic Socialists is ranked 278,782^nd in the world and 20^th in Lardyland for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 6,320.96 Standard Monetary Units.