The Republic of Leae is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning leopard population. The hard-working, democratic population of 9.8 billion Leaeans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.6%.

The very strong Leaean economy, worth 541 trillion pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 55,206 pounds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 163,061 per year while the poor average 14,694, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and large areas of Leae are not accessible by the public. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Leae's national animal is the leopard, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Leae is ranked 246,658^th in the world and 10,153^rd in Balder for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring zero on the Gilded Widget Scale.