The Faithless Defender of Laud is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, ruled by No God with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29.951 billion Laudians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laudia. The average income tax rate is 49.2%.

The Laudian economy, worth 707 trillion Lauds a year, is highly specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 23,629 Lauds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Atheism has been named as Laud's national religion, Laud has designated Laudia as its capital city, and No God has just been declared ruler of Laud in an international press conference. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Laud's national animal is the tiger and its national religion is Atheism.

Laud is ranked 95,275^th in the world and 4^th in Atheist Empire for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 49.24 Effective Tax Rate.