The Imperial Duchies and Domains of Lethinia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Empress Alisa Sophia of Veré with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and frequent executions. The compassionate, devout population of 1.427 billion Lethinians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vale City - Battersea. The average income tax rate is 81.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lethinian economy, worth 121 trillion Lethinian Libras a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 85,250 Lethinian Libras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

"Mad Max: Returning Again to Barrydrome" is this year's unexpected summer blockbuster, athletic teenagers are among the wealthiest members of society, burnt-out forty-foot-tall wicker men dot the countryside, and the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lethinia's national animal is the Golden Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Baselism.

Lethinia is ranked 71,594^th in the world and 89^th in Roses Without Thorns for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.