The Protectorate of Vylixan Briareus 87 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 8.322 billion Vylixan Briareus 87ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 32.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vylixan Briareus 87ian economy, worth 383 trillion vatus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,085 vatus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, several inches are being added to first class seating, and families consisting of more than three people are forced to split up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Vylixan Briareus 87's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vylixan Briareus 87 is ranked 191,475^th in the world and 373^rd in Vylixan Prime for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 30,923.3 Standard Monetary Units.