The Democratic States of Lucks Lane is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its national health service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.56 billion Lucks Laneans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 63.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Lucks Lanean economy, worth 33.4 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,440 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub, Lucks Lanean soldiers are assured their new ray-guns will finally power up after the next round of ominous chanting, former state leaders include a TV comic and a cowboy actor, and the government invades its allies more than its enemies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lucks Lane's national animal is the giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lucks Lane is ranked 189,342^nd in the world and 7,756^th in Balder for Largest Populations, with 1.56 billion capita.