The Federation of Visse is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by 'President' Edoard d'Vissea with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.377 billion Visseans 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 25.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vissean economy, worth 242 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 102,015 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Visse City, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to 'President' Edoard d'Vissea's wardrobe, religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools, and genocide is seen as a topic best avoided in history lessons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Visse's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Visse is ranked 235,602^nd in the world and 9,038^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 7.59 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile.