The Matriarchy of Lady Death is a mammoth, genial nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 5.028 billion Lady Deathians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The River Styx. The average income tax rate is 27.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Lady Deathian economy, worth 253 trillion Yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,411 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits, one lone government employee can be seen hunting for the elusive stray white dog, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Lady Death in an international press conference. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Lady Death's national animal is the Asp, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Lady Death is ranked 189,888^th in the world and 24^th in Coven of Witches for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 59.05 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.