The Non-Democratic Republic of Verderiesdre is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Maria with an iron fist, and renowned for its smutty television, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 10.413 billion Verderians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berevesk. The average income tax rate is 97.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Verderian economy, worth a remarkable 2,465 trillion Sherlings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 236,724 Sherlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mandatory updates on software drivers often bring life to a halt, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, armed security details escort librarians to their homes, and the blind lead the blind in social welfare. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verderiesdre's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Nothing.

Verderiesdre is ranked 169,618^th in the world and 3,707^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 148.81 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.