The Proletariat Paradise of Lanakea is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Workers with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.868 billion Lanakeans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Australea. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Lanakean economy, worth a remarkable 1,254 trillion Galaxias 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 182,729 Galaxias, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Annulments are on the rise as couples discover their ancestors were born in the same hospitals, foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country, sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, and the overhead luggage compartment is often full. Crime is totally unknown. Lanakea's national animal is the Lanakean Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Apatheism.

Lanakea is ranked 273,827^th in the world and 1,279^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -10.52 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.