The Kingdom of Lycanthrostova is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Rhydian Wolfblood with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.432 billion Lycanthrostovans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alpha City. The average income tax rate is 71.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Lycanthrostovan economy, worth 522 trillion Lycoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 96,112 Lycoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The seafood industry is sleeping with the fishes, courses in how to boil water are popular for formerly microwave-reliant Lycanthrostovans, kilts and cassocks are viewed with suspicion, and foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lycanthrostova's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sorrinism.

Lycanthrostova is ranked 130,648^th in the world and 1^st in Stormhaven for Largest Populations, with 5.43 billion capita.