The Most Serene Republic of Lestropica is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 411 million Lestropicans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 63.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Lestropican economy, worth 14.8 trillion Lestropican Yen a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 36,069 Lestropican Yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets, and Lestropica has designated Lestropica City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lestropica's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lestropica is ranked 61,435^th in the world and 314^th in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Drug Use, scoring 255.6 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.