The Principality of Vurthurst is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.068 billion Vurthurstians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The medium-sized, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.8%.

The very strong Vurthurstian economy, worth 348 trillion Reks 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 major contributions from Gambling, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 57,397 Reks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 232,720 per year while the poor average 9,423, a ratio of 24.7 to 1.

The streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, government officials across Vurthurst are being "encouraged" to adopt Wolves to set an example for the populace, and Vurthurst is notorious for its citizens' infidelity. Crime is moderate. Vurthurst's national animal is the Wolf.

Vurthurst is ranked 87,766^th in the world and 2,939^th in Osiris for Largest Populations, with 6.07 billion capita.