The Federal Republic of Lion943 is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its public floggings, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 346 million Lion943ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.3%.

The very strong Lion943ian economy, worth 23.4 trillion catnips a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,556 catnips, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 215,559 per year while the poor average 16,095, a ratio of 13.4 to 1.

Nobody draws smiley faces on receipts anymore, the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, and punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Lion943's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Lion943 is ranked 90,121^st in the world and 2^nd in Restoros for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 12,620.73 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.