The Commonwealth of Voldsoy Ridge is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic population of 536 million Voldsoy Ridgeans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dema. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Voldsoy Ridgean economy, worth 46.5 trillion Neds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 86,775 Neds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The ruling party has a devil of a time keeping order in the ranks, children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, a degree in Leader Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers, and the nation's only university is the School of Hard Knocks. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Voldsoy Ridge's national animal is the Vulture, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Voldsoy Ridge is ranked 15,055^th in the world and 62^nd in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,053.35 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.