The Democratic Republic of Vanteva is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 123 million Vantevans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 17.8%.

The Vantevan economy, worth 6.78 trillion pinions a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 55,155 pinions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Builders across Vanteva are blocked up with orders for new public loos, Vanteva's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and paralegals spend all day Hewlett-Packing attorneys' law briefs. Crime is well under control. Vanteva's national animal is the oti bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Vanteva is ranked 127,048^th in the world and 4^th in Lusobutanese Union for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 2,481.26 on the Hickory Productivity Index.