The Democratic States of Leppikania is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Nick with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.156 billion Leppiks enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Epissiac. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Leppikanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,113 trillion Stars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 160,614 Stars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, laborers are building walls and making Wezeltonia pay for it, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, and weekends are spent tilting at windmills. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leppikania's national animal is the cuttlefish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Pastafarianism.

Leppikania is ranked 8,222^nd in the world and 1^st in West Atlantic Organization for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 448.84 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.