The Kingdom of Leadorite is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Leadman with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, ritual sacrifices, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 21.083 billion Lead Miners are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grand Leadmine. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Leadoritean economy, worth a remarkable 6,260 trillion Leads a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Uranium Mining, Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 296,965 Leads, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Cities are engulfed by smog, teachers regularly paddle unruly students, recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for Leadman's eyes only', and the thought of funding space programs drives Leadman crazy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leadorite's national animal is the Leadworm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Lead poisoning.

Leadorite is ranked 345,592^nd in the world and 5,983^rd in The North Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 0.25 quips per hour.