The Federal Republic of Lion250 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, devout population of 478 million Lion250ians 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 Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 46.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Lion250ian economy, worth 44.0 trillion catnips a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,021 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Suicide victims often leave behind cash to cover the cost of their fines, agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, pop stars who make it big overseas are hailed as economic heroes, and captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion250's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lion250 is ranked 60,159^th in the world and 8^th in Imperatus for Most Developed, scoring 74.32 on the Human Development Index.