The Spiral of Lateralus is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Maynard James Keenan with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 18.735 billion Lateralusians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lateralus City. The average income tax rate is 46.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Lateralusian economy, worth a remarkable 1,308 trillion spirals a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,867 spirals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Baby dolls thrown in the trash are a leading cause of panic attacks, nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths, anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card, and students do more community service than homework. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lateralus's national animal is the tick, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lateralus is ranked 290,765^th in the world and 4^th in Tool for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.37 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.