The Duchy of Lorraine is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Duke Bruno with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 29.399 billion Lorraineans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nancy. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.6%.

The very strong Lorrainean economy, worth a remarkable 1,305 trillion guldens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 44,413 guldens, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 135,672 per year while the poor average 11,268, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Lorraine has designated Nancy as its capital city, Duke Bruno has just been declared ruler of Lorraine in an international press conference, Roman Catholicism has been named as Lorraine's national religion, and there's no cure or sympathy for the common cold. Crime is moderate. Lorraine's national animal is the eagle and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Lorraine is ranked 102,465^th in the world and 15^th in Grant for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.