The United Socialist States of Volinja is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its public floggings, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 10 million Volinjans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 29.3%.

The strong Volinjan economy, worth 602 billion Volis a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,205 Volis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, a degree in Leader Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers, the native owl population is in permanent hibernation, and a popular saying is "a chicken for every pot and an abortion clinic on every street". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volinja's national animal is the starfish.

Volinja is ranked 104,946^th in the world and 837^th in the West Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 60.37 on the Human Development Index.