The Marriage Obsessed Valentine of Elphelt Valentine is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Elphelt Valentine with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.335 billion Elphelt Valentineans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Weddonia. The average income tax rate is 26.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Elphelt Valentinean economy, worth 741 trillion roses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 88,915 roses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

History textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, the Elphelt Valentinean Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army, and wigged-out hunters report playing croquet with the Queen of Hearts. Crime is totally unknown. Elphelt Valentine's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Violetism.

Elphelt Valentine is ranked 128,039^th in the world and 1,063^rd in Ambition for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.92 law-abiding acts per hour.