The Federal Republic of Vesuva is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Mangara of Corondor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 12.128 billion Vesuvans 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, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Changeling. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Vesuvan economy, worth a remarkable 1,919 trillion Vesuvan dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 158,268 Vesuvan dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unstable couples are known to break up over which one gets parental leave, all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers, political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, and earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vesuva's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vesuva is ranked 167,795^th in the world and 8,112^th in The North Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -4.27 on the Hickory Productivity Index.