The Federal Republic of Lion1246 is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its digital currency, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 351 million Lion1246ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 32.7%.

The very strong Lion1246ian economy, worth 22.0 trillion catnips a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,536 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, an aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time, candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED, and uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion1246's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lion1246 is ranked 161,581^st in the world and 20^th in Imperatus for Largest Black Market, with 961 billion Standard Monetary Units.