The United Socialist States of Vielfaltig is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Frank Neimann with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.823 billion Vielfaltigians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Montebello. The average income tax rate is 15.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vielfaltigian economy, worth 148 trillion Viels 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 Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 52,468 Viels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors prescribe videos of political debates to patients with insomnia, soldiers have swapped their uniforms for prisonwear, posh restaurants scatter glass fragments on the dining room floor to keep out barefoot undesirables, and popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Vielfaltig's national animal is the Faltigian Rhino, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Vielfaltig is ranked 89,571^st in the world and 40^th in Esportiva for Safest, scoring 88.3 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.