The Lacking of HumanSanity is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its daily referendums, ban on automobiles, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 25 billion Sane Humans 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Democratia. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient HumanSanityian economy, worth a remarkable 3,715 trillion Bits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 148,631 Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, only lightning has a chance of striking Leader twice, nouveau riche farmers diligently take care of their golden calf herds, and libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. HumanSanity's national animal is the Auto Memories Doll, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

HumanSanity is ranked 2,867^th in the world and 73^rd in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 3,096.32 pounds of wildlife per square mile.