The Empire of Vaternation is a tiny, genial nation, remarkable for its burgeoning eagle population. The compassionate, hard-working population of 16 million Vaternationians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.1%.

The Vaternationian economy, worth 1.01 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,818 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Athletes are renowned for being the best at maths, candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED, popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, and businessmen behave differently if their supervisor is watching. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Vaternation's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vaternation is ranked 142,129^th in the world and 126^th in Karma for Most Developed, scoring 56.26 on the Human Development Index.