The Most Serene Republic of Valondra is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Rose Blackmore with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.09 billion Valondrans 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, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ammondale. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Valondran economy, worth 178 trillion Kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 85,642 Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors, and child labor has been outlawed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valondra's national animal is the Moth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valondra is ranked 246,539^th in the world and 5,099^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -5.91 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.