The Commonwealth of Longxin is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Cabinet Chief with an even hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.385 billion LongXiners are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Emladen. The average income tax rate is 84.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Longxinian economy, worth 181 trillion univs a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,871 univs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, the mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations, and trains and passengers alike are often late. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Longxin's national animal is the red panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of The Fool.

Longxin is ranked 274,502^nd in the world and 481^st in Starlight for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -11 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.