The Most Serene Republic of Lavaloir is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Dmitri Shostakovich with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, flagrant waste-dumping, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6.036 billion Lavalis 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Martinaise. The average income tax rate is 13.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Lavali economy, worth a remarkable 2,050 trillion Livres a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 339,747 Livres, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

There's no such thing as bad publicity, being Prime Minister Dmitri Shostakovich has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, and the native owl population is in permanent hibernation. Crime is totally unknown. Lavaloir's national animal is the Winged Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lavaloir is ranked 11,313^th in the world and 767^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 98.85 law-abiding acts per hour.