The Union of Lumination is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by General Final Red with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 34.729 billion Luminationians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fortress Lumine. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Luminationian economy, worth a remarkable 8,859 trillion olzes a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 255,108 olzes, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 990,332 per year while the poor average 44,985, a ratio of 22.0 to 1.

Unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount Fortress Lumine make great practice for foreign snipers, an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs, in musicals everybody's a little bit racist, and General Final Red's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Lumination's national animal is the moose cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is the state.

Lumination is ranked 28,296^th in the world and 2^nd in Zetegen for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 7,201.65 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.