The Commonwealth of Lautthal is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 514 million Lautires enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Falklenberg. The average income tax rate is 45.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Lauthire economy, worth 21.2 trillion Lauthire Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,310 Lauthire Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Farmers have taken to hunting billionaires who encroach on their land, the Lauthire Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, cigarettes are dead-cheap, and it's surprisingly hard to find pictures of the bad haircuts from Leader's childhood. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lautthal's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lautthal is ranked 182,936^th in the world and 2,344^th in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 280.76 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.