The Crystal leth dealing cabal of Lethen is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Malcolm Mason with an even hand, and remarkable for its triple-decker prams, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cheerful population of 44.09 billion Lethenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The tiny, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arnhelm. The average income tax rate is 2.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lethenian economy, worth an astonishing 10,515 trillion Golden Farbs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 238,491 Golden Farbs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Women have a strange proclivity for dressing up as caped weasels, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, and the LBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays. Crime is totally unknown. Lethen's national animal is the penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Masonic love fest.

Lethen is ranked 24,506^th in the world and 237^th in Europeia for Most Secular, with 38.01 Atheism Rate.