The Holy Empire of Lard Of Duckness is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 9.048 billion Lard Of Ducknessians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Lard Of Ducknessian economy, worth 407 trillion Lards a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,029 Lards, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government officials are held to the highest standard of morality, lending money has become a major liability, dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, and pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lard Of Duckness's national animal is the Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lard Of Duckness is ranked 66,223^rd in the world and 1^st in New Duck Order for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,658.56 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.