The Empire of TheLaend is a small, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 40 million TheLaendians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.2%.

The strong TheLaendian economy, worth 1.72 trillion Flops a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 43,082 Flops, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Onions have been banned due to their tendency to cause eye irritation, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. TheLaend's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

TheLaend is ranked 248,721^st in the world and 1^st in TheInvaders for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Charon Conveyancy Index.