The Laser Chasing Professional of Valerievna is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Salem with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, prohibition of alcohol, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.498 billion Peebbles are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Spirituality, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valerievna City. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Peebble economy, worth a remarkable 3,009 trillion gold coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 172,001 gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Eight-year-olds with lemonade stands have been known to be locked up on charges of embezzlement, exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes, the explosive fireball of the disintegrating space shuttle has devastated Cape Valerievna, and top government officials are seen nervously grocery shopping among the general public. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Valerievna's national animal is the monster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Lynxism.

Valerievna is ranked 270,522^nd in the world and 209^th in 10000 Islands for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -53.04 on the Hayek Index.