The Federal Republic of Lion697 is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and frequent executions. The compassionate population of 552 million Lion697ians, 252 million of whom are zombies, have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 49.0%.

The very strong Lion697ian economy, worth 28.7 trillion catnips a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,921 catnips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size, Lion697ians suffer not the eggplant emoji to live, and exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lion697's national animal is the Meowing Cats, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lion697 is ranked 110,013^th in the world and 9^th in Norrsken for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,342.16 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.