The Republic of Lazarian is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 21.625 billion Lazarianians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Lazarianian economy, worth a remarkable 5,020 trillion Nationstates Standard Crellars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 232,172 Nationstates Standard Crellars, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

The blood, sweat, and tears of poor Lazarianians make research institutes rich, more citizens have access to Maxtopian Grass than clean drinking water, in coastal waters there are fifteen salvage divers per dead man's chest (yo ho ho), and the army consists of only generals and grunts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lazarian's national animal is the National Animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lazarian is ranked 86,281^st in the world and 4^th in The Pristine Wilderness for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.2 law-abiding acts per hour.