The Kingdom of Lans Isles is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by President Xhalï with a fair hand, and remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 829 million Lansers enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hakano. The average income tax rate is 29.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Lans economy, worth 76.1 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 91,752 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

National park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, there's an aura of pseudoscience around academia, and the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lans Isles's national animal is the Ostrich, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lans Isles is ranked 271,512^th in the world and 4,895^th in the South Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.72 flags saluted per person per day.