The Republic of Longingland is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Nikolai Rasmussen with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 7.234 billion Longwegians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hammerhal. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Longwegian economy, worth 736 trillion Kronor 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 101,804 Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, and foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Longingland's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of the United.

Longingland is ranked 30,734^th in the world and 147^th in Forest for Nicest Citizens, with 19.85 average smiles per day.