The Republic of NATION LA is a huge, safe nation, ruled by John Smith with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, compulsory military service, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 880 million LAians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brussels. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 79.7%.

The frighteningly efficient NATION LAian economy, worth 100 trillion Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,772 Coins, with the richest citizens earning 7.2 times as much as the poorest.

A ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, teach an angler how to phish and he can make a living, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, and religious education is a new government priority. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NATION LA's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

NATION LA is ranked 19,435^th in the world and 332^nd in Europe for Most Developed, scoring 86.99 on the Human Development Index.