The United Isles of Lawteria is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Harrington Lockhart with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, sprawling nuclear power plants, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.585 billion Lawterians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oceanova. The average income tax rate is 62.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lawterian economy, worth a remarkable 1,626 trillion Ecoliths a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 247,039 Ecoliths, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming, most ambassadors from Lawteria retire only a few years after being appointed, funeral mourners ridesharing with the deceased are encouraged to sit on the coffin to save room, and daydreaming on public transport is considered impolite. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lawteria's national animal is the Green Sea Turtle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lawteria is ranked 12,911^th in the world and 37^th in United Kingdom for Safest, scoring 117.53 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.