The Federal Republic of Lion176 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical, devout population of 597 million Lion176ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 62.2%.

The thriving Lion176ian economy, worth 47.3 trillion catnips a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,152 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Powerful x-ray machines used by the Customs Department can see into the homes of nearby residents, girl scouts are forced to bake their own cookies, cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, and it's never "just a game" with Lion176ian sports fans. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion176's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lion176 is ranked 82,735^th in the world and 371^st in Concord for Nicest Citizens, with 15.51 average smiles per day.