The United Socialist States of Luctaria is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 321 million Luctarians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 68.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Luctarian economy, worth 9.66 trillion Sisterian Peoses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 30,082 Sisterian Peoses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Getting an abortion takes less hassle than writing a letter, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, and citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Luctaria's national animal is the Jackalope, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Luctaria is ranked 54,245^th in the world and 453^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.76 percentage of bribes refused.