The Republic of Langrick is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 33.933 billion Langrickians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 68.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Langrickian economy, worth a remarkable 1,838 trillion Polar Crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,190 Polar Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Official government guidance encourages binge behaviors, the rainbow assortment of chemicals in the water has turned the frogs gay, ministers are now allowed to put suggestions in the governmental suggestion box, and government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens". Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Langrick's national animal is the cato.

Langrick is ranked 306,626^th in the world and 25^th in Arctic for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -8.21 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.