The Dim and Flaring Lamps of Linz-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 29.025 billion Linz-1ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 42.0%.

The strong Linz-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,358 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,819 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Motorbike jousters live young and die fast, politicians tend to speak more loudly and slowly these days, kilts and cassocks are viewed with suspicion, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Linz-1's national animal is the ^-^, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Linz-1 is ranked 174,812^th in the world and 1^st in Linz for Smartest Citizens, with 26.72 quips per hour.