The Republic of Veteran Dragonia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 2.62 billion Veteran Dragonians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Veteran Dragonian economy, worth 410 trillion Dragon Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 156,622 Dragon Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, prison is a nightmare, Leader claims tax rises are the result of 'curses', and dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veteran Dragonia's national animal is the Valkyria, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Veteran Dragonia is ranked 28,020^th in the world and 133^rd in The Rejected Pacific for Highest Food Quality, scoring 77.23 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.