The Federation of Laurentrum is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 446 million Laurentians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laurynth. The average income tax rate is 44.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Laurentian economy, worth 45.9 trillion Laurels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 102,808 Laurels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Artists are pillars of society, whales in captivity live in little more than glorified goldfish bowls, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Laurentrum's national animal is the North Laurentian Double-headed Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Laurentrum is ranked 95,362^nd in the world and 2,068^th in The East Pacific for Safest, scoring 84.14 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.