The Federal Republic of Lion1776 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, avowedly heterosexual populace, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 317 million Lion1776ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 37.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Lion1776ian economy, worth 15.5 trillion catnips a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,972 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Endangered species are effective hostages against the Lion1776ian military, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, and pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion1776's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lion1776 is ranked 243,831^st in the world and 931^st in Concord for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3.35 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.