The Federal Republic of Lupinern is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 111 million Lupinern love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 52.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Lupnisch economy, worth 4.86 trillion Zwettelzmarks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,801 Zwettelzmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The media seems excessively interested in what Leader is wearing this season, internet sites are legally unable to stop their users from posting pornography, schoolboys who turn to watch pretty girls go by are given detention, and artists are pillars of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lupinern's national animal is the Cemm Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lupinern is ranked 315,662^nd in the world and 272^nd in Edoca for Largest Black Market, with 5.00 billion Standard Monetary Units.