The Federal Republic of Lion1661 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 347 million Lion1661ians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Lion1661ian economy, worth 13.3 trillion catnips a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,197 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Slow dancing is made trickier when Auntie Edna insists on standing between the couple's arms, law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and nocturnal light pollution is mostly blue. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion1661's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lion1661 is ranked 309,048^th in the world and 1,207^th in Concord for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -12.28 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.