The Republic of County of Lippe is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, digital currency, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 1.012 billion County of Lippeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 66.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient County of Lippean economy, worth 95.1 trillion Ducats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,000 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, among slaves 'bastard' is an honorific rather than an insult, and beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. County of Lippe's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

County of Lippe is ranked 55,517^th in the world and 314^th in Novaya Zemlya for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 66.92 Effective Tax Rate.