The Federal Republic of Lindburgh is a large, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 130 million Lindburghians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Lindburghian economy, worth 4.93 trillion Octo Notes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,927 Octo Notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Being dead no longer has any benefits, the government keeps introducing new foreign species to combat the previous ones it has introduced, military spending is on the increase, and the Lindburghian basket weaving sector is on the brink of collapse as cheap imports flood the market. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lindburgh's national animal is the goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lindburgh is ranked 92,281^st in the world and 13^th in Celtic Nations for Nicest Citizens, with 15.09 average smiles per day.