The Empire of Versalis is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 266 million Versalisians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 29.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Versalisian economy, worth 7.50 trillion Luminas 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, fairly diversified black market in Automobile Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. 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 28,211 Luminas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government enforces a policy of 'from each according to their ability, to each according to the available budget', society and government have been organized according to a feudal hierarchy, home renovation shows are increasingly popular, and maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords. Crime is almost non-existent. Versalis's national animal is the Gryphon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Versalis is ranked 77,879^th in the world and 1,709^th in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.