The Republic of Vers-1 is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, devout population of 20.169 billion Vers-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 56.8%.

The all-consuming Vers-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,574 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,053 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

A few people seem to spend their whole time complaining, orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens, and war vets look after war animals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vers-1's national animal is the Death's-head hawkmoth.

Vers-1 is ranked 71,435^th in the world and 1^st in Versailles for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 134.7 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.