The Republic of LessWrong is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 801 million LessWrongians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The strong LessWrongian economy, worth 46.3 trillion karmas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is 57,793 karmas, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 372,481 per year while the poor average 3,622, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. LessWrong's national animal is the spreadsheet, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

LessWrong is ranked 52,789^th in the world and 194^th in eta for Smartest Citizens, with 42.74 quips per hour.