The Federation of Visse is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by 'President' Edoard d'Vissea with an iron fist, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.092 billion Visseans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 35.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vissean economy, worth 559 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 109,886 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

They say that Visseans made a dessert and called it peace, citizens are grown in vats, indigenous tribal elders can be recognised by their designer watches and expensive suits, and all footpaths have tollbooths. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Visse's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Visse is ranked 29,051^st in the world and 946^th in The North Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 17,013.04 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.