The Crusader Kingdom of Lewayin is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Desiderius I with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 8.296 billion Lewayins are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cairo. The average income tax rate is 31.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lewayin economy, worth 752 trillion Litas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 90,651 Litas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hairdressers are among those who have disappeared overnight, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Cairo Times is sold out, criminals are really screwed, and churches frequently hold public 'contraception burnings'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lewayin's national animal is the Lewayin Atlas Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Lewayin Rite Catholicism.

Lewayin is ranked 174,010^th in the world and 19^th in The Eternal Order for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 155.57 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.