The Christmas Winter Order of Knights of LUSITANIA is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Santa Claus with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 16.117 billion Lusitanians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sintræ. The average income tax rate is 77.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lusitanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,383 trillion Golds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 147,860 Golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political detractors refer to Santa Claus as 'that Bigtopian puppet', politicians ponder for at least a minute when asked if they would like sugar in their tea, visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub, and legal contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knights of LUSITANIA's national animal is the Reindeer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christmas.

Knights of LUSITANIA is ranked 152,557^th in the world and 78^th in Fifth Empire for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 1,682.86 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.