The Grand Duchy of Lac qui Parle is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Hulda Gruetchmacher with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, smutty television, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 25.292 billion Lac qui Parleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Public Transport, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Landau. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Lac qui Parlean economy, worth a remarkable 2,796 trillion Litas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 110,560 Litas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 519,051 per year while the poor average 14,026, a ratio of 37.0 to 1.

Major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, the children of Lac qui Parle are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, a popular saying is "a chicken for every pot and an abortion clinic on every street", and 10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners. Crime is totally unknown. Lac qui Parle's national animal is the Forest Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Lac qui Parle is ranked 111,788^th in the world and 1^st in ZZ 9 Plural Z Alpha for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.49 law-abiding acts per hour.