The Republic of Labix is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Vori‑Dakiru with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.663 billion Labixí-garu love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Finnurma. The average income tax rate is 70.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Labixí economy, worth 898 trillion Labixí Shells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 117,142 Labixí Shells, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Psychiatrists bizarrely accompany The Vori‑Dakiru to meetings with foreign heads of state, raccoons are plump and satiated, foreign invaders are putting Labixí lab rats out of a job, and foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Labix's national animal is the Carmen Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Labix is ranked 6,375^th in the world and 159^th in Europe for Nicest Citizens, with 40.87 average smiles per day.