The Federal Republic of Great Lothian is a massive, safe nation, ruled by BlockBuster2K43 with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 4.207 billion Great Lothianians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Edinburgh. The average income tax rate is 74.3%.

The all-consuming Great Lothianian economy, worth 351 trillion Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,478 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Bike rage is all the rage, even secular Great Lothianians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", many marriages go virtually unconsummated, and war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Lothian's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Great Lothian is ranked 110,159^th in the world and 2,198^th in the South Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 2,382.01 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.