The Kingdom of Lanio is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 18 million Lanioans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Lanioan economy, worth 735 billion elninas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,844 elninas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, and dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lanio's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lanio is ranked 150,665^th in the world and 760^th in Europeia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,818.66 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.