The Canton of Valais is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning deer population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.833 billion Valaisiens 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sion. The average income tax rate is 24.8%.

The Valaisian economy, worth 661 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 39,285 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, Valais has designated Sion as its capital city, Leader has just been declared ruler of Valais in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as Valais's national religion. Crime is moderate. Valais's national animal is the deer.

Valais is ranked 96,664^th in the world and 8^th in Swiss Confederation for Most Primitive, scoring 10 on the Scary Big Number Scale.