The Empire of Leatern Narth is a mid-sized, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 56 million Leatern Narthians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 44.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Leatern Narthian economy, worth 3.39 trillion marks a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is 60,466 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise, airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got, and the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leatern Narth's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Leatern Narth is ranked 90,931^st in the world and 1,083^rd in The East Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 33,492.21 Standard Monetary Units.