The Unitary Republic of Lurinsk is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Artem Tymoshenko with an even hand, and notable for its ban on automobiles, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 3.997 billion Lurini enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Klintsy. The average income tax rate is 81.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lurin economy, worth 448 trillion new rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 112,268 new rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A government program is underway to revitalize Lurinsk's beaches, political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act, it is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow, and genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lurinsk's national animal is the nightingale, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Eastern Orthodoxy.

Lurinsk is ranked 298,653^rd in the world and 1,473^rd in Europeia for Most Avoided, scoring 0.73 on the Kardashian Reflex Score.