The Most Serene Republic of Vanostav is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, frequent executions, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 340 million Vanostavians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vanostav City. The average income tax rate is 28.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Vanostavian economy, worth 30.5 trillion Vanostav Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,662 Vanostav Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Replacement organs are grown in vats, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget', and flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vanostav's national animal is the Vanostavian crocodile, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Vanostav is ranked 33,245^th in the world and 115^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 107.75 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.