The State of VR is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 17.036 billion VRians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, with Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The very strong VRian economy, worth 537 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Gambling. Average income is 31,558 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 214,561 per year while the poor average 1,695, a ratio of 126 to 1.

All tariffs have been abolished, VR has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of VR in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. VR's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

VR is ranked 288,339^th in the world and 257^th in Omega Prime for Lowest Crime Rates, with 34.68 law-abiding acts per hour.