The Republic of LYKN is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.861 billion LYKNians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Education and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The strong LYKNian economy, worth 116 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 62,668 dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 409,226 per year while the poor average 3,788, a ratio of 108 to 1.

Voting is compulsory, a third of LYKNians are e-certified CEOs, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, and the death penalty has been reintroduced. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. LYKN's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

LYKN is ranked 41,982^nd in the world and 3^rd in BL Nations for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,575.62 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.