The Most Serene Republic of Valondra is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Rose Blackmore with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.367 billion Valondrans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Administration, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ammondale. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Valondran economy, worth 292 trillion Kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Cheese Exports. Average income is 86,773 Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children crying over dropped ice creams are offered high doses of experimental antidepressants, construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, and third party candidates are now gaining some representation in Parliament. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valondra's national animal is the Moth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valondra is ranked 210,176^th in the world and 3,946^th in The North Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 277.64 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.