The Federal Republic of Great Lothian is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by BlockBuster2K43 with an iron fist, and notable for its avant-garde cinema, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 5.437 billion Great Lothianians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous government prioritizes Healthcare, although Administration, Defense, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Federal District of Melvar. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Great Lothianian economy, worth 474 trillion Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,199 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness', a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Lothian's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cake Supremacy.

Great Lothian is ranked 40,653^rd in the world and 892^nd in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,150.13 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.