The Republic of Lumitose is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 336 million Lumitoseans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.5%.

The sizeable but inefficient Lumitosean economy, worth 16.7 trillion Lumitose Francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,844 Lumitose Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

All new "spies" are fifteen-year-old acne-ridden kids on computers, helicopter parenting is on the rise, an underground movement of cigarette smokers has sprung up in response to a government ban, and bailiffs must face down a fusillade of depleted uranium rounds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lumitose's national animal is the Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Lumitose is ranked 67,603^rd in the world and 1^st in One of the regions ever for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 3,032.96 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.