The Socialist Republic of Viperia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Nikita Zhelezo with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 21.606 billion Viperians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Torgov. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Viperian economy, worth a remarkable 9,743 trillion Rens 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 450,981 Rens, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,357,085 per year while the poor average 46,369, a ratio of 50.8 to 1.

Colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Viperian Liberator", all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, being sent to collections is more dangerous than ever, and all gamers have been drafted into the military despite their lack of upper body strength. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Viperia's national animal is the Viperian Brown Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Viperia is ranked 3,014^th in the world and 3^rd in The Commonwealth Society for Lowest Crime Rates, with 130.17 law-abiding acts per hour.