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The THE WEAVE MACHINE of Lointland is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by John Sterling with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.227 billion Lointians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Verdanna. The average income tax rate is 70.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lointian economy, worth 549 trillion Consortieors a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,061 Consortieors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

John Sterling is generally seen as a know-it-all (Lointland has found 1 easter egg), saying "don't do anything that John Sterling wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, all new "spies" are fifteen-year-old acne-ridden kids on computers, and Lointian husbands are dead good at fathering kids. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lointland's national animal is the Yankee Doodle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lointland is ranked 109,580^th in the world and 14^th in Cordone for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 2,809.25 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.