The Empire of Verconia is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Vercon with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 10.577 billion Verconians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veltcona. The average income tax rate is 92.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Verconian economy, worth a remarkable 3,592 trillion vercoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 339,682 vercoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, all facts are created equal, and films are funded in accordance with the volume of tears shed when reading the screenplay. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verconia's national animal is the Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is secularism.

Verconia is ranked 7,710^th in the world and 173^rd in The East Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,555.26 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.