The Grand Duchy of Vorsilano is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 14 million ---s 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, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 25.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vorsilanoan economy, worth 505 billion ---s a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,130 ---s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves, cold medicines curiously become cheaper when government officials sneeze, and everyone wants to be on the guest list for diplomatic parties. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vorsilano's national animal is the ---, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Vorsilano is ranked 232,737^th in the world and 6,245^th in the Rejected Realms for Smartest Citizens, with 19.38 quips per hour.