The Republic of Lysstopia is a large, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums. The democratic population of 166 million Lysstopians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 30.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Lysstopian economy, worth 8.42 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,703 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prison reforms have replaced communal luaus with communal loos, baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward, polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, and businessmen behave differently if their supervisor is watching. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lysstopia's national animal is the Pigeon.

Lysstopia is ranked 77,881^st in the world and 57^th in Benigtopia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,956.37 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.