The Germanisches Kaiserreich of Vadterland is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Kaiserin Viktoria with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.915 billion Germanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Branzenburg. The average income tax rate is 34.9%.

The all-consuming Germanian economy, worth 854 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 95,849 Reichsmarks, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government, the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, citizens are deployed to barren deserts to protect small territorial claims, and lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vadterland's national animal is the black eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Arminism.

Vadterland is ranked 88,863^rd in the world and 3^rd in Mundus for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,641.08 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.