The Crystal leth dealing cabal of Lethen is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Malcolm Mason with a fair hand, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, national health service, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 34.78 billion Lethenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arnhelm. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Lethenian economy, worth a remarkable 7,872 trillion Golden Farbs a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 226,345 Golden Farbs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Lethenian mussels the biggest in Europeia, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, and it is against the rules of boxing to hit above or below the belt. Crime is almost non-existent. Lethen's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Masonic love fest.

Lethen is ranked 30,651^st in the world and 241^st in Europeia for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,270.37 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.