The Federal Republic of Lion395 is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 688 million Lion395ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 56.5%.

The strong Lion395ian economy, worth 54.4 trillion catnips a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 79,051 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and adulthood begins with the creation of an email account. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion395's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lion395 is ranked 57,050^th in the world and 12^th in We like money for Smartest Citizens, with 41.35 quips per hour.