The Republic of Laryngitis is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.528 billion Laryngitisians 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 relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The strong Laryngitisian economy, worth 90.1 trillion florins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 35,638 florins, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 206,423 per year while the poor average 2,925, a ratio of 70.6 to 1.

Surveillance cameras are banned, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and getting an autograph has become harder than ever. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Laryngitis's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Laryngitis is ranked 15,121^st in the world and 1^st in Prison for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 9,212.19 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.