The Republic of Valarray is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, anti-smoking policies, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.553 billion Valarrayians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 41.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Valarrayian economy, worth 496 trillion pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, Gambling, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 51,952 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crop circles are intently studied by investigators with questionable merits, young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves, retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, and soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valarray's national animal is the fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Valarray is ranked 166,345^th in the world and 2,027^th in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 59.6 law-abiding acts per hour.