The Armed Republic of Vavolinia is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, remarkably easy parental licensing program, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.672 billion Vavolinians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bunkerstadt. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.9%.

The Vavolinian economy, worth 139 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 83,246 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 6.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's historic treasures have been sold off to Maxtopia's "Museum of Vavolinian Artifacts That They're Too Stupid to Appreciate", the populace has developed a mortal fear of the woods, the nation's endangered species are no longer endangered, and children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Vavolinia's national animal is the sheep, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Vavolinia is ranked 30,184^th in the world and 3^rd in Colonia Apollonis for Largest Black Market, with 77.1 trillion Standard Monetary Units.