The Democratic Republic of Loverstan is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 7 million Loverstanians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Loverstanian economy, worth 52.3 billion Denarii a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Soda Sales. Average income is 7,476 Denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, gambling is outlawed, voting is voluntary, and military funding has been stripped back. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Loverstan's national animal is the Great Tit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Loverstan is ranked 21,764^th in the world and 713^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 22.3 average smiles per day.