The Max Barry Theocracy of The Variance Gods is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its frequent executions. The compassionate population of 4.256 billion Faithful Followerss are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.5%.

The Variance Godsian economy, worth 165 trillion Points a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,974 Points, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, nighttime sightings of raccoons sporting Circle-A patches and bandanna masks are on the rise, corporate lawyers are switching careers to the more lucrative field of green politics, and young girls often attend the same schools as their children. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. The Variance Gods's national animal is the Heretics, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Variance Gods is ranked 212,556^th in the world and 8,025^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.07 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.