The Holy Empire of Medium Lavoss is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its feral children, triple-decker prams, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 224 million Holy Lavossians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, although Spirituality, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Welfare and Education are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Medium Lavossian economy, worth 23.2 trillion Lavs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 103,430 Lavs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 434,277 per year while the poor average 16,009, a ratio of 27.1 to 1.

The nation has declared war on all passing comets, office microwaves are being replaced by firepits, a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal, and a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Medium Lavoss's national animal is the Barn owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Medium Lavoss is ranked 174,853^rd in the world and 6^th in Polar South for Most Developed, scoring 53.94 on the Human Development Index.