The United Socialist States of Luniandez is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Mathemayi with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, public floggings, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.388 billion Lunians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Olinda. The average income tax rate is 92.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lunian economy, worth a remarkable 1,159 trillion Lunis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 123,507 Lunis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, a life spent suffering in silence is considered noble, and funerals are often rudely interrupted by juggling clowns shouting for volunteers from the audience. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Luniandez's national animal is the Lunian monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Luniandez is ranked 7,052^nd in the world and 341^st in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 57.39 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.