The United Territories of Vonum is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Lilla Verona with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, cheerful population of 9.78 billion Vonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maddeloffu. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Vonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,043 trillion Ækras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 208,989 Ækras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are strong-armed by police into eating their greens, cruise ships arrive in their dozens to watch cruise missile tests, military officials are questioning the policy of ceding the nation's territory in exchange for promises not to invade it, and skin-tone prom dresses are more unpopular than ever. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vonum's national animal is the Viper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Baguettism.

Vonum is ranked 4,823^rd in the world and 1^st in 800 Hours for Most Developed, scoring 94.81 on the Human Development Index.