The Research State of Axolotlande is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Farranor with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.291 billion Axolotls 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lotl-Topia. The average income tax rate is 73.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Axolotlandean economy, worth 722 trillion Dollar-lotls a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,069 Dollar-lotls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, the government considers it a sacred duty to video bikini-clad beach swimmers, trust-fund babies line up for places in community college, and citizens re-mortgage their homes to buy lottery tickets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Axolotlande's national animal is the Axolotl, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Amphibism.

Axolotlande is ranked 300,121^st in the world and 5,637^th in The North Pacific for Nudest, with 17.25 cheeks per square mile.