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According to the most recent census, the percentage of Lucrecians who speak Isurian (Lucrecio-Isurians) is around 53% of the population, with the percentage of Pelaxian speakers (Emeritans) being around 47%. Asides from the official languages, there are a number of minorities who can speak a non-official language, the most notable being the Emeritan vernacular of the Latin language, one of the only two colloquial forms of Latin, the other being [[Caphiric Latin]], in the world, and the Standard and Rumahokian vernaculars of Pelaxian from amongst the [[Pelaxians]] and the [[Delepasians]] who reside in Lucrecia.

Lucrecia, like much of [[Sarpedon]], is a nation a majority of its people ahering to a denomination of Christianity. The vast majority of the nation's Christian population are a part of the [[Catholic Church]], with a vast majority being a part of the [[Caphiric Catholic Church]] which is a {{wp|particular church}} in communion with the [[Pope]] in [[Urceopolis]]. Historically, and even to this day, Lucrecia is one of the few nations in Sarpedon in which the Caphiric Catholic Church is the majority faith, although the years of [[Pelaxia|Pelaxian]] suzerainty has given the Caphiric Church in Lucrecia a distinct Levantine character; it should be noted that since 1924 there exists a movement within the Catholic clergy of Lucrecia aimed at de-Levantising the Church and returning it to its Caphiric roots, this is known as [[neo-Caphiricism]]. A very slim minority of Christians are members of denominations that are not in communion with the Pope, essentially forms of {{wp|Protestantism}} for the most part. The next-highest group are people who identify as {{wp|irreligion|irreligious}}, people who hold no religious beliefs or practices whether out of disinterest or an active rejection of faith. The final group are religions that do not fit within either category, most often associated with the nation's minorities

The Lucrecian economy is a capitalist, primarily service-based economy, based on extensive entrepôt trade, Lucrecia is an established global logistical and financial centre. It is known to be one of the world’s freest, easiest to do business in, most competitive and most innovative economy worldwide, characterized by low corporate taxation and minimal government intervention. Although it has consistently ranked high in economic freedoms, the nation also has a high level of income disparity.

From 1972 to 2005, the Lucrecia economy grew by an average of over 7% annually. Today, it is highly developed]. It attracts a large amount of foreign investment, as well as indirect influence, as a result of its location, economic freedoms, low taxation, and global trade connections. Lucrecia is party to a variety of free-trade agreements, and has one of the world’s largest foreign exchange reserves.

The tertiary sector comprises a major proportion of the nation’s economy, with banking, finance and shipping as its primary components. It is the 7th largest trading entity measured by imports and exports, trading an amount of goods worth more than its total GDP. The nation’s Admiralty Stock Exchange is among the largest in the world by market capitalization, at $5.9 trillion as of Q1 of 2037. Its major banks, Dominion Bank, Chartered Bank and Standard Bank, are among the largest in the world, and have been ranked as the 3rd, 4th, and 6th most stable and strongest banks respectively. Lucrecia also maintains a small secondary sector; focused on the manufacturing of electronics and the refining of oil.