The Empire of Linesta is a small, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 20 million Linestans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.5%.

The very strong Linestan economy, worth 1.35 trillion staliness irongolds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 67,546 staliness irongolds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 204,472 per year while the poor average 17,362, a ratio of 11.8 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and the Linesta City Prison Revue puts on a better stage show than anything in the Theatre District. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Linesta's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Linesta is ranked 26,940^th in the world and 48^th in Karma for Most Secular, with 34.76 Atheism Rate.