The Queendom of Lamira is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Morgaine Winter with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, national health service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.558 billion Lamirans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Cald. The average income tax rate is 79.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lamiran economy, worth a remarkable 1,579 trillion astral manats a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,020 astral manats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Halberds are common 18th birthday presents, wildlife have trouble navigating the electric fences surrounding national forests, all you have to do is pray to get into Lamira, and political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lamira's national animal is the Jasmine Snowshoe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lamira is ranked 12,517^th in the world and 3^rd in Astoria for Largest Populations, with 22.6 billion capita.