The Federal Republic of Lion1287 is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate population of 383 million Lion1287ians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.2%.

The thriving Lion1287ian economy, worth 27.4 trillion catnips a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,481 catnips, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content, and the dictionary is a common first book for children. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion1287's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Lion1287 is ranked 133,188^th in the world and 708^th in the Outback for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 36.15 Effective Tax Rate.