The Democratic Republic of Larkostigh is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Anthony September with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, free-roaming dinosaurs, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate population of 2.516 billion Larkostighians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Foxtract. The average income tax rate is 84.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Larkostighian economy, worth 349 trillion Larko Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 138,893 Larko Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Racial and religious segregation has become rife as the various groups are loath to mingle, convicted crypto-miners are sent to the salt mines, construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway, and citizens are strongly encouraged to breathe less so as to limit the carbon footprint. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Larkostigh's national animal is the Redback Spider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Larkostigh is ranked 49,574^th in the world and 59^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Pacifist, with 104.26 cheeks turned per day.