The United Wards of Lafleure is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Chowkwe Lumumba with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.727 billion Lafleureans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jaxkson. The average income tax rate is 32.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Lafleurean economy, worth 420 trillion Jacks a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,449 Jacks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Matryoshka dolls resembling nested Death Stars are commonly sold, vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Lafleurean mussels the biggest in Tarkin, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Lafleure flights to avoid the pay lavatories, and heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lafleure's national animal is the Raccoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lafleure is ranked 17,641^st in the world and 4^th in Tarkin for Safest, scoring 115.18 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.