The Fiefdom of Latbel is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enslaved workforce, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.076 billion Latbelians 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, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Latbelian economy, worth 543 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 133,363 Marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 466,307 per year while the poor average 27,719, a ratio of 16.8 to 1.

Being able to unblock a u-bend pipe is considered a universally essential skill, breaking rocks in the hot sun now involves using your head, Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, and life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Latbel's national animal is the Donkey, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Latbel is ranked 100,365^th in the world and 8^th in Palatine for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,893.09 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.