The United People's Republic of Llan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Julius Carlisle with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, fear of technology, and smutty television. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.696 billion Llanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Llanand. The average income tax rate is 69.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Llanian economy, worth 193 trillion Stoes a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 114,279 Stoes, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt, and the realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Llan's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Llan is ranked 28,272^nd in the world and 706^th in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 83.62 on the Human Development Index.