The Theocracy of Vaugarde is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, national health service, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 351 million Vaugardians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 65.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Vaugardian economy, worth 12.7 trillion silver coins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Cheese Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,166 silver coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs, and tourists need only sign on the dotted line to become citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Vaugarde's national animal is the frog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vaugarde is ranked 73,711^th in the world and 365^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,498.4 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.