The Democratic Republic of Luminica is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 309 million Luminicans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Roma. The average income tax rate is 63.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Luminican economy, worth 16.7 trillion Luminican Denarii a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,886 Luminican Denarii, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED, angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, the blind lead the blind in social welfare, and pedal-powered removal vans are a popular Maxxmas gift for the children of separated parents. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Luminica's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Luminica is ranked 31,302^nd in the world and 582^nd in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 850.13 pounds of wildlife per square mile.