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The Empire of Lurolona is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Raphtalia Iwatani with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed population of 10.153 billion Lurolonans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rock Valley. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Lurolonan economy, worth a remarkable 1,709 trillion Denarii a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 168,393 Denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Old warplanes and tanks that break down can't be repaired since no one makes the parts anymore, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country, centuries-old marble buildings are being torn down and replaced with corrugated steel wind tunnels, and popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lurolona's national animal is the Tanuki, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Four Heroes Church.

Lurolona is ranked 76,298^th in the world and 1,737^th in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.