The Empire of Valkore is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, infamous sell-swords, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29 million Valkoreans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 8.1%.

The thriving Valkorean economy, worth 2.34 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 80,643 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, daredevil kayakers frequently race against runaway hippos, and female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Valkore's national animal is the wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Valkore is ranked 309,151^st in the world and 215^th in Far East Oriental Federation for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -8.94 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.