The Protectorate of Lamp Post XC is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 15.843 billion Lamp Post XCians 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 tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.8%.

The thriving Lamp Post XCian economy, worth 937 trillion pendulums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Soda Sales. Average income is 59,198 pendulums, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 209,544 per year while the poor average 12,075, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Lamp Post XC's national animal is the polar bear, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Lamp Post XC is ranked 12,316^th in the world and 1^st in The Hofbrau for Lowest Crime Rates, with 48.54 law-abiding acts per hour.