The April Founder of Valerie Nera is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Valerie Nera with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, state-planned economy, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 13.24 billion Valerie Nerans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spring. The average income tax rate is 64.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Valerie Neran economy, worth a remarkable 1,112 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 84,012 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, Valerie Nera is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, and most ambassadors from Valerie Nera retire only a few years after being appointed. Crime is totally unknown. Valerie Nera's national animal is the butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Valerie Nera is ranked 160,479^th in the world and 4^th in April for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 470.48 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.