The Scandinavian Realm of Lagene is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 654 million Lageneans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Risastort. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lagenean economy, worth 53.6 trillion Eunes a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,958 Eunes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government officials across Lagene are being "encouraged" to adopt Banana Slugs to set an example for the populace, the government pours millions of Eunes into rehabilitation programs annually, ratings for schools' curricula range from 'Pure as the Driven Snow' to 'Late Night TV', and clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lagene's national animal is the Banana Slug, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lagene is ranked 146,747^th in the world and 721^st in Europe for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 863.63 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.