The Sultanate of Vanmas is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical population of 103 million Vanmasians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small, liberal, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 11.8%.

The strong Vanmasian economy, worth 5.30 trillion vatenges a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 51,495 vatenges, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Vanmasian mussels the biggest in Anteria, elections have been outlawed, the nation's "surprisingly chill" military is renowned for its horrendous war crimes, and the path to inner peace is paved with state-mandated punishment. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Vanmas's national animal is the al-salam bird, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Vanmas is ranked 19,075^th in the world and 8^th in Anteria for Most Primitive, scoring 81.55 on the Scary Big Number Scale.