The Socialist Republic of Linnaea is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 12.408 billion Linnaeans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karlisle. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Linnaean economy, worth a remarkable 2,480 trillion linnaeuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 199,915 linnaeuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A sledgehammer and a spray can are seen as the default tools of political debate, much of Linnaea's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, Brown Sugar 101 is a popular course at community colleges, and Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity. Crime is totally unknown. Linnaea's national animal is the marmot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Linnaea is ranked 262,414^th in the world and 51^st in Hippy Haven for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -29.8 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.