The Royal Maritime Union of New Vinland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister James Dalton-Foster with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, strictly enforced bedtime, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 31.575 billion New Vinlanders enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Montreal. The average income tax rate is 89.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Vinlandic economy, worth a remarkable 4,862 trillion Maritime Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 153,993 Maritime Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The numbers on the latest spending report are reaching stellar levels, the government is hounded to provide tissues whenever the feelings of the Dàguó people are hurt, the gravy train is chugging along on a new track, and museum visitors often bring lemons and black lights. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Vinland's national animal is the Canada Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The National Council on Faith Diversity.

New Vinland is ranked 199,474^th in the world and 104^th in Canada for Highest Drug Use, scoring 99.66 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.