The People's Republic of Lautremen is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Emily Garbaille with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.061 billion Lautremenians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lautreville. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.8%.

The thriving Lautremenian economy, worth 174 trillion notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 84,815 notes, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

A light breeze is enough to make Emily Garbaille fold, children who can't memorize their multiplication tables are sent to the mines, bridge salesmen line up for blocks to make their cases at Emily Garbaille's office, and anyone who so much as frowns risks being referred to a mental health unit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lautremen's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lautremen is ranked 285,606^th in the world and 163^rd in The Kodiak Republic for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,893.95 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.