The State of Lyst is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 22.317 billion Lystians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The very strong Lystian economy, worth 845 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 37,904 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 257,704 per year while the poor average 2,036, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and Lyst has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Lyst's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lyst is ranked 191,773^rd in the world and 3^rd in Windsor for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -3.16 on the Clooney Contribution Index.