The Protectorate of Lamp Post L is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning polar bear population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.695 billion Lamp Post Lians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.6%.

The Lamp Post Lian economy, worth 737 trillion pendulums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing. Average income is 41,650 pendulums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Lamp Post L's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lamp Post L is ranked 232,965^th in the world and 1^st in The Hyatt Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 55.64 law-abiding acts per hour.