The Republic of Looring is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Port with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.348 billion Looringians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kanford. The average income tax rate is 46.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Looringian economy, worth 211 trillion Loors a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,111 Loors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers, the government-sponsored autobiography 'A Port For All Seasons' has only been bought by the most loyal of Port's supporters, patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Looring" at foreigners, and the nation's orphanages and maternity wards have been nicknamed 'the Killbot Factories'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Looring's national animal is the Carrion Crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Looring is ranked 67,820^th in the world and 3,873^rd in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.42 law-abiding acts per hour.