The Republic of Serene Vale is a titanic, orderly nation, notable for its parental licensing program, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 19.802 billion Serene Valeans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Serene Valean economy, worth a remarkable 1,717 trillion ration packs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 86,734 ration packs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, unemployed youngsters trained to kill are being released en masse into society, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, and calling dibs is an unalienable right. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Serene Vale's national animal is the cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Serene Vale is ranked 72,142^nd in the world and 14^th in St Abbaddon for Most Developed, scoring 69.84 on the Human Development Index.