The Commonwealth of Lautthal is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 620 million Lautires enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Falklenberg. The average income tax rate is 45.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Lauthire economy, worth 27.0 trillion Lauthire Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,494 Lauthire Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Lauthire Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, cigarettes are dead-cheap, it's surprisingly hard to find pictures of the bad haircuts from Leader's childhood, and citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lautthal's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lautthal is ranked 178,688^th in the world and 2,226^th in the South Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 123.7 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.