The New Cruor Federation of Laudicano is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Avakael with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 28.651 billion Laudicaunans 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kanniainen. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.0%.

The all-consuming Laudicaunan economy, worth a remarkable 2,431 trillion Halicarnassuses 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 a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. 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 84,858 Halicarnassuses, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 250,824 per year while the poor average 22,563, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.

Government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, student athletes gaze forlornly at abandoned White Phoenixball fields, politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children, and metal detectors at school gates make sure that teenagers are carrying at least one sidearm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Laudicano's national animal is the White Phoenix and its national religion is Cruor.

Laudicano is ranked 142,762^nd in the world and 700^th in Ordo Imperialia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.62 law-abiding acts per hour.