The Federal Republic of Lupinern is a mid-sized, genial nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 92 million Lupinern love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 49.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Lupnisch economy, worth 4.22 trillion Zwettelzmarks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,838 Zwettelzmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's never a spare chair in the retirement home, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, and foreign invaders are putting Lupnisch lab rats out of a job. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lupinern's national animal is the Cemm Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lupinern is ranked 118,742^nd in the world and 203^rd in Edoca for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,797.59 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.