The State of Loban is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 7.58 billion Lobanians 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, juggles the competing demands of Public Transport, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The strong Lobanian economy, worth 428 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 56,540 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 364,405 per year while the poor average 3,544, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Surveillance cameras are banned, debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, motorway service stations often have a higher population than the hinterland villages that the roads lead to, and Loban has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Loban's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Loban is ranked 227,610^th in the world and 7^th in al Qahirah for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -3.87 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.