The Holy Red Region of Lagoon is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Sagittarius with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.936 billion Archers have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hourglass. The average income tax rate is 41.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Lagoonian economy, worth 507 trillion ♪♫♪s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,437 ♪♫♪s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Schoolchildren on field trips are asked what torture means to them, people are left scratching their heads at the government's decisions, directors of low-budget sci-fi films are flocking to use Hourglass as a backdrop, and protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lagoon's national animal is the Star Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Major Religion.

Lagoon is ranked 188,955^th in the world and 1,440^th in the West Pacific for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 1,263.23 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.