The Republic of Lesles is a fledgling, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 6 million Leslesians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.0%.

The very strong Leslesian economy, worth 364 billion lire a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Soda Sales. Average income is 60,808 lire, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Lesles's national animal is the tiger, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Lesles is ranked 4,326^th in the world and 19^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 6,771.62 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.