The Most Serene Republic of Republega de Verden is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, public floggings, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 405 million Verdenese 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Verden. The average income tax rate is 45.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Verdenese economy, worth 32.9 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 81,330 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to have the wrong clock time showing on your microwave oven, Republega de Verden's army is full of two-metre tall super-soldiers, the Master Race is being overrun by the genetically-inferior, and Verdenese watches list strained wrists as a common side effect. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republega de Verden's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Republega de Verden is ranked 274,281^st in the world and 551^st in A Taco Paradise for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -57.25 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.