The Borderlands of Vizh is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 275 million Vizhians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, although Environment and Industry are also considered important, while Law & Order and Administration are ignored. The average income tax rate is 4.9%.

The very strong Vizhian economy, worth 18.8 trillion Golds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 68,502 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government is proud to report that ten percent of all tax revenue goes to funding suspected terrorist organizations, internet service is too costly for normal people to purchase, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, and eminent domain has been abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Vizh's national animal is the Condor, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vizh is ranked 198,893^rd in the world and 6,681^st in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -106.77 on the Scary Big Number Scale.