The Federal Socialist Republic of Livetia is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Secretary Anatoli Smorin with an even hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.69 billion Livetians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 79.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Livetian economy, worth 239 trillion libers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 42,014 libers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Selling bombs to terrorists has become government policy, Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion, the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, and tourists on boat cruises can't figure out why they smell so fishy afterward. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Livetia's national animal is the osprey, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Livetia is ranked 20,509^th in the world and 361^st in The Communist Bloc for Nicest Citizens, with 22.56 average smiles per day.