The Republic of Lythany is a colossal, pleasant nation, ruled by Head Chairman Brandon Harper with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, flagrant waste-dumping, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.863 billion Lythanasians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 6.3%.

The Lythanyian economy, worth 213 trillion Peluars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,711 Peluars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The nation refuses to provide international aid, the only way to escape lengthy prison terms is in a body bag, official medical guidelines insist that childbirth is 'almost totally painless', and the clergy of Christianity remains a single-sex institution. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lythany's national animal is the Golden Finch, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

Lythany is ranked 115,073^rd in the world and 22^nd in Regionless for Most Cultured, scoring 65 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.