The Republic of Los Cascada is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 129 million Los Cascadians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 61.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Los Cascadan economy, worth 4.00 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 30,974 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, organ donation is compulsory, and hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Los Cascada's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Los Cascada is ranked 173,995^th in the world and 2^nd in Puppet Bay for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 927.78 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.