The Republic of Verate is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, anti-smoking policies, and daily referendums. The democratic population of 389 million Verateans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 39.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Veratean economy, worth 25.3 trillion libres a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,982 libres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

New safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Verate to be bombproof, nude art is becoming wildly popular, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, and the police turn a blind eye to desecration if it's done in the name of religion or protest. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verate's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Verate is ranked 61,112^th in the world and 8^th in Auctor for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,571.18 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.