The Republic of Labutes is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 155 million Labutes enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.4%.

The thriving Labute economy, worth 11.0 trillion escudo-atlânticoes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 70,983 escudo-atlânticoes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 206,918 per year while the poor average 19,246, a ratio of 10.8 to 1.

Internet trolls are considered valiant supporters of the right to free speech, the logging industry is celebrating as tourists plaster Labutes with trees, the military struggles with recruitment, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Labutes's national animal is the dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Labutes is ranked 249,390^th in the world and 145^th in Portugal for Lowest Crime Rates, with 52.9 law-abiding acts per hour.