The Disputed Territories of Lehrer is a large, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 178 million Lehrerians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 69.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Lehrerian economy, worth 3.44 trillion Civils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales and Gambling. Average income is 19,312 Civils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned, the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Lehrer City for fear of causing a fuss, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, and Lehrer is notorious for its citizens' infidelity. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lehrer's national animal is the California gull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lehrer is ranked 149,330^th in the world and 99^th in Karma for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 509.09 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.