The Unforgiving Dead Man's Land of Butterscotch Valley is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, smutty television, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 9.172 billion Butterscotch Valleyians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.7%.

The very strong Butterscotch Valleyian economy, worth 655 trillion Candy Notes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is 71,501 Candy Notes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 254,437 per year while the poor average 14,466, a ratio of 17.6 to 1.

The only women behind bars are barmaids, politicians and casino owners who so much as wander into the same room are arrested on the spot, falling satellites are regarded as a blessing from the gods, and the police use sound cannons and mortars to deal with loud parties. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Butterscotch Valley's national animal is the Truffle Hog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Butterscotch Valley is ranked 4,919^th in the world and 273^rd in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.6 law-abiding acts per hour.