The Dominion of -Lapland is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 5.398 billion -Laplandians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.7%.

The frighteningly efficient -Laplandian economy, worth 715 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 132,470 euros, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 402,221 per year while the poor average 33,904, a ratio of 11.9 to 1.

Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes, welfare recipients frequently parlay checks into homelessness, gamblers often find their stakes burnt, and returning vacationers often find that their property is now a construction site. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Lapland's national animal is the don't know, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Lapland is ranked 35,184^th in the world and 12^th in Regions of Finland for Highest Average Incomes, with 132,470.49 Standard Monetary Units.