The Armed Republic of Viviria is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 356 million Vivirians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vivirian economy, worth 16.9 trillion Viviran dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,338 Viviran dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, and procrastination is a national sport. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Viviria's national animal is the Big Intelligent Reconnaissance Bird, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Viviria is ranked 77,803^rd in the world and 3^rd in Cools Established Barrier for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 3,741.44 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.