The Republic of Lithium 3 is a titanic, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 10.469 billion Lithium 3ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Waterfall. The average income tax rate is 7.7%.

The strong Lithium 3ian economy, worth 590 trillion guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 56,357 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Some of the country's most famous photographers are animals, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, Lithium 3 has designated New Waterfall as its capital city, and the government is frequently held to ransom by the increasing demands of bloodthirsty pirates. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Lithium 3's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Lithium 3 is ranked 106,677^th in the world and 5^th in Elements for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,628.61 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.