The High Kingdom of Valmekia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Theodosion Tyrelis I with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 3.173 billion Valmekians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tolas. The average income tax rate is 60.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Valmekian economy, worth 318 trillion Dorakmas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 100,470 Dorakmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild, the army consists of only generals and grunts, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Tolas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valmekia's national animal is the Gryphon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valmekia is ranked 44,019^th in the world and 26^th in The Kingdom of Great Britain for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 199.18 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.