The Armed Republic of Lumiere du Premier is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 185 million Lumierians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.3%.

The all-consuming Lumiere du Premierian economy, worth 16.3 trillion Soleils a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 87,893 Soleils, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 249,286 per year while the poor average 24,760, a ratio of 10.1 to 1.

Skateparks can be found in every city, the government is known to care more about its buildings than its people, surgeons walk out of theatres more often than prima donna actors, and traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lumiere du Premier's national animal is the Silver Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Lumiere du Premier is ranked 57,891^st in the world and 950^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 4,568.18 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.