The Happy Halloween of Lovateria is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Theologos Vangelis III with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.161 billion Lovaterians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alldron. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Lovaterian economy, worth 695 trillion Candy Canes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 219,990 Candy Canes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, and there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lovateria's national animal is the Easter Bunny, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Lemonism.

Lovateria is ranked 4,042^nd in the world and 39^th in Europeia for Smartest Citizens, with 144.57 quips per hour.