The Empire of Vertuza is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by JeongJam with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, national health service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.728 billion Jungers are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xcyv. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vertuzan economy, worth a remarkable 1,748 trillion Jungs 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 a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. 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 an amazing 200,298 Jungs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Clothing with a scarlet S is popular among repentant body shamers, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, cases of disease among the civilian population dwindle as civilian population dwindles, and people with dyslexia are told to tough through it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vertuza's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vertuza is ranked 30,543^rd in the world and 293^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 21,026.78 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.