The Second Gold Onion of Laus Val is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Generic Charles with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.266 billion Laus Valians 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, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Administration, although Welfare, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alvor. The average income tax rate is 29.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Laus Valian economy, worth 45.8 trillion sumors a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,197 sumors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's smallest White Whaleball teams trade draft picks for a free lunch, 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days', scientists pester asteroids with probes until they go away, and bike rage is all the rage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Laus Val's national animal is the White Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Onionism.

Laus Val is ranked 259,992^nd in the world and 2,994^th in the South Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,275.99 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.