The Republic of A Lesson in Violence is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning penguin population. The hard-working population of 8.075 billion Lesson in Violenceans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.1%.

The Lesson in Violencean economy, worth 350 trillion francs a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 43,416 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. A Lesson in Violence's national animal is the penguin.

A Lesson in Violence is ranked 89,045^th in the world and 1^st in Soyuz Sovietsky Sotsialistik Respubliks for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,726.85 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.