The Federal Republic of Laniara is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Tam Gasgrave with an even hand, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, vat-grown people, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 10.721 billion Laniarans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shinta. The average income tax rate is 83.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Laniaran economy, worth a remarkable 1,477 trillion Tans 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 Tourism, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is an impressive 137,791 Tans, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, government expenses are beyond compare, Tam Gasgrave knows that some internet activities are strictly solitary (Laniara has found 1 easter egg), and giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls. Crime is totally unknown. Laniara's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Laniara is ranked 12,181^st in the world and 436^th in The North Pacific for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 6,259.93 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.