The Most Serene Republic of Lestropica is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 371 million Lestropicans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 63.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Lestropican economy, worth 13.7 trillion Lestropican Yen a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 36,876 Lestropican Yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, Brancaland has gifted over nine thousand putrid moose carcasses to Lestropica as a reminder of their "special relationship", organ donation is compulsory, and the government has solemnly sworn not to look up other nations' internet browsing history if the favor is returned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lestropica's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lestropica is ranked 64,794^th in the world and 594^th in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 63.33 Effective Tax Rate.