The Canton of Luzenthal is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Caspar Röthlisberger with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 28.168 billion Luzenthalers are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government prioritizes Spirituality, with Defense, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Industry are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sankt Kilian am Luzensee. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.0%.

The very strong Luzenthaler economy, worth a remarkable 1,404 trillion thalers a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 49,867 thalers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 160,583 per year while the poor average 11,722, a ratio of 13.7 to 1.

Teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, elderly prisoners with severe dementia are reminded hourly that they are evil people by helpful nurse-wardens, corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products, and even snitches get stitches. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Luzenthal's national animal is the wolf and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Luzenthal is ranked 180,571^st in the world and 61^st in Terranova for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 348.17 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.