The Corporate Board of VIXXEN International is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Philip Blackthorne with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.361 billion Vulpines are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Foxglove. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The powerhouse Vulpine economy, worth 571 trillion Energy Credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 89,863 Energy Credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 370,121 per year while the poor average 14,370, a ratio of 25.8 to 1.

Philip Blackthorne has just been declared ruler of VIXXEN International in an international press conference, giant no-kill traps baited with Bapst Red Ribbon and vintage bicycles have been popping up in back alleys nationwide, ports have ground to a halt as no boat can reach them without trespassing, and economists claim no news is good news. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. VIXXEN International's national animal is the Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

VIXXEN International is ranked 311,217^th in the world and 65^th in The Galactics Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 41.25 law-abiding acts per hour.