The Federal Republic of Lion421 is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 480 million Lion421ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 63.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Lion421ian economy, worth 40.4 trillion catnips a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,151 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol, people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, the Lion421 City Pride Parade's head banner explains how unionizing is heteronormative, and pitchforks and torches are coming back into fashion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion421's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lion421 is ranked 82,515^th in the world and 10^th in The Middle Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 84,151.51 Standard Monetary Units.