The Free Territory of Vanam is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Presiding Speaker Joe with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.817 billion Vanamians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vanam City. The average income tax rate is 93.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Vanamian economy, worth 991 trillion Labor Vouchers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 91,639 Labor Vouchers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days', the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million Labor Vouchers of property damage, and ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips. Crime is totally unknown. Vanam's national animal is the Toucan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vanam is ranked 10,936^th in the world and 17^th in Anarchy for Highest Food Quality, scoring 155.19 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.