The Republic of Labutes is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 278 million Labutes enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The powerhouse Labute economy, worth 19.4 trillion escudo-atlânticoes a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is 69,863 escudo-atlânticoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, the sidewalk is used as an overtaking lane by city drivers, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, and children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers. Crime is relatively low. Labutes's national animal is the dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Labutes is ranked 241,394^th in the world and 124^th in Portugal for Largest Populations, with 278 million capita.