The Republic of Light28 is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, lack of airports, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.485 billion Light28ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.9%.

The powerhouse Light28ian economy, worth 594 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 108,314 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Economic output is rising as the chronically depressed are persuaded not to burden society, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, and the government seizes the property of the recently deceased. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Light28's national animal is the panther, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Light28 is ranked 54,566^th in the world and 10^th in Voidwolf for Largest Governments, scoring 21.91 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.