The Empire of Vertuza is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by JeongJam with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, complete lack of prisons, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.537 billion Jungers are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xcyv. The average income tax rate is 86.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vertuzan economy, worth 642 trillion Jungs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,606 Jungs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The weather is the nation's most risqué topic of conversation, there's no cure or sympathy for the common cold, the government runs a surplus by selling its citizens, and there's no representation without taxation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vertuza's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vertuza is ranked 6,029^th in the world and 282^nd in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 112.19 law-abiding acts per hour.