The Republic of Valkhin is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.744 billion Valkhinians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spiez. The average income tax rate is 26.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Valkhinian economy, worth 371 trillion Alpinas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 99,122 Alpinas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The main interest rates change daily based on the latest news story, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, government crews work tirelessly to retake the suburbs from organized packs of raccoons, and dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Valkhin's national animal is the Víbora-das-árvores, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valkhin is ranked 223,528^th in the world and 83^rd in Flanelistan for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -5.29 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.