The Kingdom of Lazarevich is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Maximilian IV with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 7.281 billion Lazarevichians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Highspire. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Lazarevichian economy, worth a remarkable 1,349 trillion Imperial Gold Marks a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 185,389 Imperial Gold Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Practising saying 'how now brown cow' is an essential part of holiday planning, the annual government yacht trip is sponsored by criminal syndicates, the highest sporting award is the Grail of Tears, and nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lazarevich's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Lazarevich is ranked 9,355^th in the world and 355^th in The North Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 5,794.53 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.