The Rouge Nation of Lasga is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Garfield with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.587 billion Lasgans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Monke. The average income tax rate is 82.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lasgan economy, worth a remarkable 1,290 trillion Pastas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 111,365 Pastas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients, political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm, and birth rates have hit an all-time low. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lasga's national animal is the Big Floppa, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Big Floppaism.

Lasga is ranked 12,276^th in the world and 6^th in Aurora for Nicest Citizens, with 27.89 average smiles per day.