The Kingdom of Lawrencez is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 754 million Lawrencezians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyto. The average income tax rate is 46.1%.

The very strong Lawrencezian economy, worth 42.4 trillion bars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,218 bars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Witches' brews set off Geiger counters, pictures of government employees with expensive Pearbooks 'working' on exotic beaches dominate local tabloids, celebrity chefs are thought to be the progenitors of all food, and bug burgers are extra crunchy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lawrencez's national animal is the Barn Owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Lawrencez is ranked 196,083^rd in the world and 2,951^st in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 9.41 Obesity Rate.