The Frostbound Nation of Lupusterra is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Launin Kerkeci and Audra Vucica with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 5.564 billion Lupusterrans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moon City. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lupusterran economy, worth a remarkable 1,285 trillion Wolframs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 231,028 Wolframs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, even the nation's brussel sprouts are delicious and nutritious, the government's giant servers are often used as a tourist trap, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Lupusterra to be bombproof. Crime is totally unknown. Lupusterra's national animal is the Nivalwarg, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Luminara Energy.

Lupusterra is ranked 325,245^th in the world and 4,022^nd in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13.59 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.