The Republic of LaLula is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 246 million LaLulans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 69.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped LaLulan economy, worth 7.88 trillion euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 32,043 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom, rare steaks seem even bluer now, the nation wears its high incidence of chromosomal diseases as a badge of pride, and there's a literal nanny state for the legions of children taken by social services. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. LaLula's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

LaLula is ranked 61,003^rd in the world and 150^th in Refugia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 102.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.