The Fair State of Larinia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Zsoltan Miola with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 18.86 billion Larines are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nyinkormänok. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Lariny economy, worth a remarkable 5,879 trillion lorváks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 311,759 lorváks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, Larinia's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives, orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, and diplomatic cables about Zsoltan Miola have suddenly been very flattering. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Larinia's national animal is the Alicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Larinia is ranked 814^th in the world and 23^rd in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 83.85 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.