The Middle Nation of Lawrence is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Larry with an iron fist, and renowned for its disturbing lack of elderly people, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 32.474 billion Laurentians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laurentum. The average income tax rate is 72.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Laurentian economy, worth a remarkable 4,335 trillion Lorenzoes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 133,520 Lorenzoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Almost all products in Lawrence are hand-crafted due to strict employment laws, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country, diaper-wrapped shawarma is a fan-favorite, and scientists who publish a non-reproducible result are tarred and feathered. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lawrence's national animal is the Lars, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lawrence is ranked 315,938^th in the world and 33^rd in Seinfeld for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -13.89 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.