The People's Republic of Liwayway is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and parental licensing program. The democratic population of 495 million Liwaywayans 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 Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kalayaan City. The average income tax rate is 80.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Liwaywayian economy, worth 58.8 trillion Diras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 118,825 Diras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, and Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Liwayway's national animal is the Liwaywayan Cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Liwayway is ranked 219,703^rd in the world and 5,064^th in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 4.32 flags saluted per person per day.