The Matriarchy of Lorecia is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, zero percent divorce rate, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 489 million Lorecians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erevecchia. The average income tax rate is 20.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Lorecian economy, worth 34.3 trillion Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,156 Lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools, bin lorries have replaced birds as the source of the dawn chorus, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Lorecia's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lorecia is ranked 274,365^th in the world and 15,391^st in Lazarus for Largest Populations, with 489 million capita.