The Golden Technocracy of Laudesia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Orator Lux V8 with a fair hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 27.412 billion Laudesians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holmond. The income tax rate is 100.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Laudesian economy, worth an astonishing 17,580 trillion Digital Sterlings a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 641,329 Digital Sterlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bronze and marble supplies are running low as sculptors depict full-figured subjects, polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts, nothing in life is promised except death and government support, and crimes are difficult to stop as most of the police force is stuck in traffic. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Laudesia's national animal is the Wyvern, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Laudesia is ranked 18,410^th in the world and 163^rd in the West Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 7,227.45 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.