The Most Serene Republic of Vela Land is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.19 billion Velandions love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of West Veldalia. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Vela economy, worth 157 trillion Vollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,846 Vollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Glamping Velandions won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, the government helps teach children how to kill a man from six paces, the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy, and increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vela Land's national animal is the Giant Anteater, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vela Land is ranked 178,475^th in the world and 2,291^st in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 116.2 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.