The Royal Maritime Union of New Vinland is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister Richard Whittington with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 26.392 billion New Vinlanders enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Montreal. The average income tax rate is 86.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Vinlandic economy, worth a remarkable 3,922 trillion Maritime Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 148,626 Maritime Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Even secular New Vinlanders are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Prime Minister Richard Whittington, school nurse's offices feature full-service operating suites, and a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Vinland's national animal is the Canada Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The National Council on Faith Diversity.

New Vinland is ranked 2,995^th in the world and 15^th in Canada for Safest, scoring 139.87 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.