The State of Langdell is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 36.069 billion Langdellians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.5%.

The very strong Langdellian economy, worth a remarkable 1,164 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 32,274 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Foreigners are treated with great suspicion, citizens recently voted in favour of declaring bubblewrap an 'abomination of nature', a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and Langdell has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a problem. Langdell's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Langdell is ranked 180,894^th in the world and 1^st in Alsace for Smartest Citizens, with 26 quips per hour.