The Republic of Vandila is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 405 million Vandilishes enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Comvoi. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vandilan economy, worth 39.7 trillion Centrals a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,999 Centrals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The dartboard at the Vandilan Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of Leader's face, edutainment video games are taking Vandila's students to the next level, the news is showing footage of Leader bullying an old man to the point of tears, and corporate lawyers are switching careers to the more lucrative field of green politics. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vandila's national animal is the Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Vandila is ranked 82,464^th in the world and 394^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,179.51 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.