The Colony of Lyra 104 is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 8.141 billion Lyra 104ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 42.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Lyra 104ian economy, worth 558 trillion Vegas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 68,645 Vegas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

L1-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age, Lyra 104 City's back alleys are rife with sausage eating, building a phallus out of Minecraft blocks counts as indecent exposure, and throwing a sickie is a serious crime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lyra 104's national animal is the Falling Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Lyra 104 is ranked 78,973^rd in the world and 4^th in Common Jaguar Wilds for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,641.81 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.