The Allied States of Lucidstan is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 104 million Lucidians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 34.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Lucidian economy, worth 5.54 trillion Electrums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,250 Electrums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The rich tend their gardens inside gated urban farming communities, euthanasia is legal, Lucidian politics is literally a blood sport, and drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lucidstan's national animal is the Mourning dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lucidstan is ranked 261,978^th in the world and 143^rd in Refugia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.56 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.