The Lavender Node of Node Lavender is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, disturbing lack of elderly people, and anti-smoking policies. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.551 billion Node Lavenderians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 68.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Node Lavenderian economy, worth 535 trillion Nodecoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 117,600 Nodecoins, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

People's charity begins and ends at home, petting zoos have loose fingers strewn about, structures are raised on promises, and sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Lavender's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Lavender is ranked 30,644^th in the world and 41^st in The Node for Largest Black Market, with 60.7 trillion Standard Monetary Units.