The Grand Duchy of Lost in the Sauce is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.052 billion Lost in the Sauceans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 19.6%.

The Lost in the Saucean economy, worth 144 trillion noodles a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 47,368 noodles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, the richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, edutainment video games are taking Lost in the Sauce's students to the next level, and the nation is going green. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lost in the Sauce's national animal is the danger noodle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lost in the Sauce is ranked 6,937^th in the world and 1^st in Pasta Confederacy for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 9,404.37 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.