The Armed Republic of Greater Vivalokeia is a large, cultured nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 101 million Greater Vivalokeians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 77.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Greater Vivalokeian economy, worth 6.73 trillion Flemings a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,601 Flemings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Vacationers and business travelers are often warned that they may lose the right to vote if they spend too much time overseas, government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and diaper sales are up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Vivalokeia's national animal is the Yellow Lipped Sea Krait, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Greater Vivalokeia is ranked 188,824^th in the world and 50^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,899.46 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.