The People's Republic of Verdian Terram is a huge, genial nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 280 million Verdians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 68.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Verdian economy, worth 7.66 trillion Verdians a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,355 Verdians, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, much of Verdian Terram's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, and students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verdian Terram's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Verdian Terram is ranked 256,104^th in the world and 1,061^st in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.32 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.