The Republic of Leghorn is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 450 million Livornesi are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Livorno. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The very strong Livornese economy, worth 30.8 trillion lires a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 68,526 lires, with the richest citizens earning 8.7 times as much as the poorest.

Fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding", sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, and Leghorn has designated Livorno as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Leghorn's national animal is the chicken.

Leghorn is ranked 34,985^th in the world and 8^th in Comuni for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.44 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.