The Holy Empire of Lineard is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Amaury De Lusignan with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, zero percent divorce rate, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.84 billion Lineardians 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 enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sarleon. The average income tax rate is 74.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Lineardian economy, worth 249 trillion Linean Crowns a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,782 Linean Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security, ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, and exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lineard's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Suul the One.

Lineard is ranked 207,347^th in the world and 88^th in Palatine for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.