The Protectorate of Large Ladz is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its closed borders, ubiquitous missile silos, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.588 billion Laarg Ladzians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ladzvill. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 76.3%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Large Ladzian economy, worth 67.8 trillion Organs 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, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 42,704 Organs, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Large Ladz has designated Ladzvill as its capital city, military instructors tire of being asked for another bedtime story by seven-year-old conscripts, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, and religious bigotry is not allowed but bigotry against theism is encouraged. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Large Ladz's national animal is the Wood Tic, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Large Ladz is ranked 228,619^th in the world and 25^th in Anubis for Smartest Citizens, with 13.74 quips per hour.