The Commonwealth of Lower Lsana Jes is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by High Emperor Silas with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, enslaved workforce, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.922 billion Lower Lsana Jesians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lsana. The average income tax rate is 31.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Lower Lsana Jesian economy, worth 261 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 135,843 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

"Mad Max: Returning Again to Barrydrome" is this year's unexpected summer blockbuster, pharmacists increasingly claim they are morally obligated to take long lunches, would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here", and digital novelty coins make for surprising vanguards of the revolution. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lower Lsana Jes's national animal is the dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Silans.

Lower Lsana Jes is ranked 236,336^th in the world and 5,325^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.56 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.