The Republic of Lansaka III is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 791 million Lansaka IIIians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 36.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Lansaka IIIian economy, worth 24.6 trillion Lafas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,047 Lafas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues, divorce is illegal, the government is reining in public spending, and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lansaka III's national animal is the Cottonmouth Coral Copperhead Rattlesnake, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Lansaka III is ranked 69,185^th in the world and 5^th in Lansakan Interregional Embassy for Safest, scoring 95.61 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.