The Join Lily of Switz got Lazy 196 is a gargantuan, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 10.742 billion Join Lily 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 23.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Join Lily economy, worth 430 trillion Join Lilies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,102 Join Lilies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Tampons are used as cheap fishing bobbers, the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, and biker gangs and fashionistas are converting to Violetism en masse. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Switz got Lazy 196's national animal is the Join Lily, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Switz got Lazy 196 is ranked 57,233^rd in the world and 669^th in Suspicious for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,068.52 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.