The Republic of Val Doonika is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 8.047 billion Val Doonikans enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 30.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Val Doonikan economy, worth 74.7 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,287 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Val Doonika's national animal is the crocodile.

Val Doonika is ranked 174,027^th in the world and 1^st in Xtreme Dictator Funfair for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 42 on the Kitten Softness Rating.