The Holy Gold Land of VonBoria is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Premier Peter Petrikov with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.846 billion VonBorians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Civitas. The average income tax rate is 52.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong VonBorian economy, worth 113 trillion Dollarmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 61,714 Dollarmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion, tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash, advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, and women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. VonBoria's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

VonBoria is ranked 73,984^th in the world and 1,631^st in the Rejected Realms for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.