The Federation of Ladench is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 16 million Ladenchians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 33.4%.

The Ladenchian economy, worth 662 billion $Δs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,380 $Δs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ladench's national animal is the double-headed eagle.

Ladench is ranked 251,519^th in the world and 25^th in Kryndel for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 40.78 on the Kitten Softness Rating.