The United Kingdom of Vinvio is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 548 million Vinvioans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 40.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Vinvioan economy, worth 16.7 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,449 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fiscal policy hawks decry the sizable "panem et circenses" fund added to the public budget, street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, and citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles. Crime is totally unknown. Vinvio's national animal is the Bingus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vinvio is ranked 221,657^th in the world and 250^th in Shiseballs for Most Patriotic, with 3.95 flags saluted per person per day.