The Free Land of Southern Defender 28 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its burgeoning Lion population. The hard-nosed population of 15.9 billion Southern Defender 28ians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 34.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Southern Defender 28ian economy, worth 353 trillion Monies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,212 Monies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Southern Defender 28's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Southern Defender 28 is ranked 176,300^th in the world and 2,237^th in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 58.76 law-abiding acts per hour.