The Confederal Thalassocracy of Lilshire is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Chairman Vaami with an even hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.092 billion Lillians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Syndthwaite. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Lillian economy, worth 720 trillion Shirings 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 176,053 Shirings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million Shirings of property damage, construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway, and military equipment stores have a tendency to go up in flames. Crime is totally unknown. Lilshire's national animal is the Flying Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is whatever you want it to be.

Lilshire is ranked 14,394^th in the world and 245^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 323.62 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.