The Holy Empire of Vedaliea is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 739 million Vedalieans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Vedaliean economy, worth 47.7 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is 64,604 euros, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the face of Leader is a permanent feature of the Vedaliea City skyline, and families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vedaliea's national animal is the viridian colossal lizzard, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Vedaliea is ranked 80,905^th in the world and 3,360^th in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 26.78 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.