The Principality of Velvet Elvis is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 23 million Velvet Elvisians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, liberal government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Public Transport, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Velvet Elvisian economy, worth 888 billion velvets a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 38,646 velvets, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 164,377 per year while the poor average 5,850, a ratio of 28.1 to 1.

The subway is dead quiet in early afternoons, immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, and newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words'. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Velvet Elvis's national animal is the Elvis, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Velvet Elvis is ranked 216,592^nd in the world and 32^nd in Founderless for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.