The Democratic States of -Long Lived King- is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, disturbing lack of elderly people, and public floggings. The quiet, industrious population of 1.301 billion -Long Lived King-ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 50.9%.

The all-consuming -Long Lived King-ian economy, worth 126 trillion snails a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 97,011 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details, students do more community service than homework, Leader has just been declared ruler of -Long Lived King- in an international press conference, and only lightning has a chance of striking Leader twice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Long Lived King-'s national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

-Long Lived King- is ranked 313,183^rd in the world and 13^th in United Democratic World for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.39 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.