The Federal Republic of Vinandia is a titanic, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, aversion to nipples, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 11.169 billion Vinandians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kosfo City. The average income tax rate is 25.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vinandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,174 trillion Cruncs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 194,669 Cruncs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Potatoes are known for their lead aftertaste, elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and garbage bags floating down the river are churned up by man-made rapids. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Vinandia's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Vinandia is ranked 150,581^st in the world and 2,221^st in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 487.27 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.