The Disputed Territories of Lehrer is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The quiet, industrious population of 326 million Lehrerians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Steinway citatel. The average income tax rate is 71.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Lehrerian economy, worth 6.75 trillion Civils 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 slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Soda Sales, and Gambling. 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 20,700 Civils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Surrogate mothers are encouraged to refer to their wombs as 'rental space', mandatory neutering has made purebred dogs a thing of the past, primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, and mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lehrer's national animal is the California gull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lehrer is ranked 91,784^th in the world and 64^th in Karma for Highest Drug Use, scoring 192.76 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.