The Holy Empire of Laurennia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by God-Emperor Olivier de Laurent with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.212 billion Laurennians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laurenbourg. The average income tax rate is 87.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Laurennian economy, worth 361 trillion Laurins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 112,504 Laurins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, the government supplies ragtag bands of resistance fighters in exchange for vague promises of future payment, if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it... Laurennian satellites can detect it, and billion-Laurin sentient AI killbots roll through the streets dispensing hot dogs and T-shirts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Laurennia's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Merlangelism.

Laurennia is ranked 38,450^th in the world and 70^th in New Western Empire for Highest Economic Output, with 361 trillion Standard Monetary Units.