The Free Land of Loechia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Shrimpy DeShrimp with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 12.691 billion Loechians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Loechia City. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Loechian economy, worth a remarkable 1,848 trillion Novas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 145,671 Novas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Criminal convictions are routinely thrown out because the accused's grandmother didn't get to testify about their good character, Loechian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Shrimpy DeShrimp, insanely good theatre productions face government censorship, and airport announcements inform passengers that flights have been delayed because pilots are having afternoon naps. Crime is totally unknown. Loechia's national animal is the Loechian Bloodhound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Loechia is ranked 9,104^th in the world and 293^rd in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,650.24 pounds of wildlife per square mile.