The Central Democratic Republic of Lageos is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by President Kuma 'the Tiger' with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6.834 billion Lageo are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bangui. The average income tax rate is 25.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Lageosian economy, worth 824 trillion Lageos Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 120,595 Lageos Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Wanting a better life for your child is prohibited by a clause in the criminal code, university graduates and new home-owners toil in labour camps to work off their debts, garishly-decorated government buildings are being hailed as the height of 'religious nouveau', and the poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lageos's national animal is the Giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Indigoism.

Lageos is ranked 21,880^th in the world and 21^st in Barbaria for Most Patriotic, with 51.22 flags saluted per person per day.