The Dominion of Lacertae is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Glorious Leader Ulob Moga with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.359 billion Lacertaeans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lacertae City. The average income tax rate is 31.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Lacertaean economy, worth a remarkable 1,875 trillion Lacers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 254,831 Lacers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

They who do not work shall not eat, there's a literal nanny state for the legions of children taken by social services, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, and small towns have started burning historical buildings in hopes of attracting tourists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lacertae's national animal is the Garden Gnome, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Gnomeism.

Lacertae is ranked 287,258^th in the world and 11,090^th in Balder for Safest, scoring 4.67 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.