The Nordic Kingdom of Lysvika is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Viljar Solberg with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.512 billion Lysvikans 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 Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valdringe. The average income tax rate is 96.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Lysvikan economy, worth 603 trillion Kroner a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 171,710 Kroner, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Raindances intended to summon storms instead attract tourists, the prevalence of circular logic frequently renders parliamentary observers dizzy, the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, and bin lorries have replaced birds as the source of the dawn chorus. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lysvika's national animal is the Cormorant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Lysvika is ranked 1,957^th in the world and 37^th in Europe for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 9,269.68 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.