The Dictatorship of Vertigon is a large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 125 million Vertigonioux are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 49.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Vertigonioux economy, worth 2.77 trillion Seaglasses a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,133 Seaglasses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People transfer their assets to bank accounts in Manamana before getting divorced, black gold is looking more brown these days, jollity-related fatalities are on the increase, and Leader's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vertigon's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Vertigon is ranked 108,293^rd in the world and 106^th in Eladria for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 91.1 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.