The Holy Military Order of Levantin is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Grand Master with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, parental licensing program, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.066 billion Levantines are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aelia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.5%.

The all-consuming Levantine economy, worth a remarkable 1,632 trillion coins a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 147,509 coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 453,372 per year while the poor average 37,101, a ratio of 12.2 to 1.

Religious leaders order congregants to love any neighbour who is just like themselves, The Grand Master's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners, Levantin isn't what it used to be, and colonial subjects have Levantine culture shoved down their throats. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Levantin's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Latin Rite Christianity.

Levantin is ranked 38,851^st in the world and 844^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 78.18 law-abiding acts per hour.