The Democratic States of Vivat Libertate is a small, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, vat-grown people, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 36 million Vivat Libertateans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Public Transport, and Education. The average income tax rate is 5.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Vivat Libertatean economy, worth 2.86 trillion Internationales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 79,520 Internationales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Model railroad hobbyists have taken to muscling model shipbuilders off their "turf", the dartboard at the Vivat Libertatean Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of Leader's face, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, and children have lost interest in toy guns in favor of toy meth lab kits. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Vivat Libertate's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vivat Libertate is ranked 271,945^th in the world and 1,244^th in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 0.71 flags saluted per person per day.