The Queendom of The Lava Turtle is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, ban on automobiles, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 498 million Lava Turtles enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Turlava. The average income tax rate is 42.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Lava Turtle economy, worth 43.9 trillion Fire Shells a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 88,135 Fire Shells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, the endangered saltwater humpback Green Sea Turtle is only seen in captivity programs, most households' childcare costs are higher than their mortgage payments, and children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Lava Turtle's national animal is the Green Sea Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Lava Turtle is ranked 28,805^th in the world and 1,012^th in The North Pacific for Most Politically Free, scoring 79.24 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.