The Republic of United Moste Laean is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, prohibition of alcohol, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.134 billion United Moste Laeanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Industry, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming United Moste Laeanian economy, worth 307 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 74,389 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Anyone who sneezes at border crossings is turned away, mathematicians are hated by children across the country, real power lies not in the debating room but with those who decide what is debated, and power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Moste Laean's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

United Moste Laean is ranked 272,054^th in the world and 281^st in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Patriotic, with 0.7 flags saluted per person per day.