The Blissful Land of Laniavia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by muza with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.247 billion Laniavians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City of Light. The average income tax rate is 8.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Laniavian economy, worth a remarkable 2,847 trillion Signalas a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 175,289 Signalas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The sudden proliferation of nuclear weapons is very queer, the aims of top-secret Laniavian science projects revolve around designing the perfect robot woman, the government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, and there's some really clean windows in Laniavian houses. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Laniavia's national animal is the Weightless Sprite, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Muzaism.

Laniavia is ranked 4,296^th in the world and 123^rd in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 602.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.