The Empire of Vanoia is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 409 million Vanotians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 15.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Vanoian economy, worth 33.6 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,087 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, industry tycoons rarely hide their misdeeds due to the government's habit of bailing them out, travel bureaus double as recruiting centers for national intelligence agencies, and thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors. Crime is totally unknown. Vanoia's national animal is the Wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Vanoia is ranked 114,536^th in the world and 449^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 75.99 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.