The Union of Valerion is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Overlord Valerius with an iron fist, and remarkable for its vat-grown people, ban on automobiles, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 15.468 billion Valerionites 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valerion. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Valerionic economy, worth a remarkable 6,338 trillion Denariis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 409,751 Denariis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, builders across Valerion are blocked up with orders for new public loos, and protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valerion's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Valerion is ranked 368^th in the world and 16^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 31,514.43 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.