The Democratic Republic of Lancov is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President Bogdan Markovich with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 34.656 billion Lancovians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government is dominated by the Department of Education, although Defense and Public Transport are also considered important, while Spirituality and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ramonosd. The average income tax rate is 10.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Lancovian economy, worth a remarkable 2,481 trillion haids a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 71,614 haids, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Torture is illegal, cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and the Lancov Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Lancov's national animal is the wyvern, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lancov is ranked 248,899^th in the world and 11,227^th in Osiris for Most Conservative, scoring 34.18 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.