The Rogue Nation of VanthaToad is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, avant-garde cinema, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 492 million Vanthalisians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 34.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient VanthaToadian economy, worth 19.1 trillion Vanns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 38,851 Vanns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Cinemas play art-house movies to ever-shrinking audiences as film critics rule the industry, reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, black tea is only available on the black market, and arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. VanthaToad's national animal is the Reptiles.

VanthaToad is ranked 181,312^th in the world and 6,672^nd in Suspicious for Most Corrupt Governments, with 2.77 kickbacks per hour.