The People's Republic of Lindenia is a huge, genial nation, notable for its teetotalling pirates, compulsory vegetarianism, and labour-free parental leave. The compassionate population of 869 million Lindenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Lindenian economy, worth 47.1 trillion Rations a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 54,176 Rations, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, failed genetic experiments wreak havoc as they roam the countryside, burning twigs to keep warm while lost in the wild is now a felony, and years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lindenia's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lindenia is ranked 242,568^th in the world and 981^st in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.22 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.