The Most Serene Republic of Lodka is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, zero percent divorce rate, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.76 billion Lodkans 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 large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Lodkan economy, worth 77.0 trillion Ducats 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 27,900 Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Devotion to God is only skin-deep, Lodka has been greatly criticised for its isolationist policies, planespotters are emigrating in droves, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Lodka in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lodka's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lodka is ranked 125,478^th in the world and 20^th in Swabia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,632.58 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.