The Kingdom of Lawrencez is a huge, orderly nation, ruled by King Lawrence XI with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 814 million Lawrencezians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyto. The average income tax rate is 46.6%.

The very strong Lawrencezian economy, worth 46.4 trillion bars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,986 bars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

The Lawrencezian delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...", patriots insist that size does matter, King Lawrence XI has just been declared ruler of Lawrencez in an international press conference, and the old neighbourhood isn't how most Lawrencezians remember it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lawrencez's national animal is the Barn Owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Lawrencez is ranked 257,405^th in the world and 2,061^st in The North Pacific for Largest Populations, with 814 million capita.