The Third Element of Lithium is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Johan August Arfwedson with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 32.508 billion chemists are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tripoli. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.0%.

The thriving lithium economy, worth a remarkable 2,463 trillion batteries a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 75,789 batteries, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 274,812 per year while the poor average 14,893, a ratio of 18.5 to 1.

The homeless more often beg for mercy than money, the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security, the tobacco industry has burnt out, and airship use has soared while property values beneath their routes have plummeted. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lithium's national animal is the robot, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is chemistry.

Lithium is ranked 89,617^th in the world and 1^st in Northern P4 for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 2,308.15 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.