The Kingdom Under Heaven of Lystra is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Rechtskeizer Bartèlèmi I with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, avowedly heterosexual populace, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.139 billion Lystrans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, with Industry, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soignies. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Lystran economy, worth 103 trillion Talents a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 90,986 Talents, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, and the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lystra's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lystra is ranked 125,361^st in the world and 12^th in Kali Yuga for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 9,699.95 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.