The Powerful Federation of Leduta is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, prohibition of alcohol, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.203 billion Ledutans 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ledland. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ledutan economy, worth 147 trillion Shlews a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 122,776 Shlews, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 486,020 per year while the poor average 20,971, a ratio of 23.2 to 1.

The constant playing of Merry Birthday on Ledutan radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways, banning party poppers has been a real party pooper, and psychiatrists that date patients are congratulated on their romantic conquests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leduta's national animal is the Swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Leduta is ranked 71,613^th in the world and 158^th in The League for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.92 law-abiding acts per hour.