The Kingdom of Lauvia is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 799 million Lauvians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 56.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Lauvian economy, worth 65.9 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,528 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Most households' childcare costs are higher than their mortgage payments, the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, and the possibility of gain causes universal pain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lauvia's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lauvia is ranked 79,464^th in the world and 1,884^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 17.75 flags saluted per person per day.