The Republic of Lumitose is a very large, genial nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 409 million Lumitoseans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.6%.

The sizeable but inefficient Lumitosean economy, worth 20.4 trillion Lumitose Francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,918 Lumitose Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Helicopter parenting is on the rise, an underground movement of cigarette smokers has sprung up in response to a government ban, bailiffs must face down a fusillade of depleted uranium rounds, and this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lumitose's national animal is the Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Lumitose is ranked 172,909^th in the world and 1^st in One of the regions ever for Highest Average Incomes, with 49,918.67 Standard Monetary Units.