The Principality of Le Duc Tho is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 4.429 billion Le Duc Thoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Le Duc Thoan economy, worth 197 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,704 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, and politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Le Duc Tho's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Le Duc Tho is ranked 134,861^st in the world and 2^nd in third internationale for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 79.37 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.