The State of Laif is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 39.353 billion Laifians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The very strong Laifian economy, worth a remarkable 2,178 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 55,360 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 376,385 per year while the poor average 2,974, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Abortions are routinely performed in Laif's hospitals, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, Laif has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Laif in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Laif's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Laif is ranked 300,820^th in the world and 1^st in Crimson Mountaineers for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring -6.32 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.