The Confederacy of Loyil is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 14.229 billion Loyilians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 31.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Loyilian economy, worth 451 trillion florins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,762 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and grumbling early morning commuters bemoan having to travel to work in the dark. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Loyil's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Loyil is ranked 173,528^th in the world and 240^th in The Union of Democratic States for Lowest Crime Rates, with 59 law-abiding acts per hour.