The Borderlands of Lzecov Islands is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, triple-decker prams, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 484 million Lzeci have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurora-Australis. The average income tax rate is 7.7%.

The powerhouse Lzecov economy, worth 34.0 trillion shillings a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,284 shillings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors accused of having no heart reply that cardiology isn't their speciality, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent, and a primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Lzecov Islands's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Lzecov Islands is ranked 175,601^st in the world and 2,075^th in the West Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 512.19 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.