The United Socialist States of Verire is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its smutty television, enslaved workforce, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 13.013 billion Verireans 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, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Île de Veriré. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Verirean economy, worth a remarkable 4,827 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 370,951 francs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,519,385 per year while the poor average 59,877, a ratio of 25.4 to 1.

Weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, and the sudden proliferation of nuclear weapons is very queer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Verire's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Verire is ranked 79,868^th in the world and 2,733^rd in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,788.1 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.