The Parliamentary Democracy of Lamandica is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Quitford Boxeton with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, strictly enforced bedtime, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 4.046 billion Lamandicans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ioton. The average income tax rate is 47.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lamandican economy, worth 761 trillion Pelops a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 188,300 Pelops, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Disaster relief budgets are growing like wildfire, all you have to do is pray to get into Lamandica, hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, and the mob vote is a crucial electoral demographic. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Lamandica's national animal is the Buffalo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Secularism.

Lamandica is ranked 15,291^st in the world and 16^th in Corsair for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,008.57 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.