The Republic of Lyskav is a large, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 67 million Lyskavians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.6%.

The very strong Lyskavian economy, worth 3.80 trillion Lyskavis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Soda Sales. Average income is 56,655 Lyskavis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Record numbers of students are leaving school to enter the workforce, the police force is on a recruitment drive, nudity is frowned upon, and the death penalty has been reintroduced. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Lyskav's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Lyskav is ranked 95,663^rd in the world and 173^rd in Nordic Lands for Most Patriotic, with 15.54 flags saluted per person per day.