The Grand Empire of Valkyria is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Grand Empress Svana the Wise with an iron fist, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.505 billion Valkyrians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Myrkviðr. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.4%.

The powerhouse Valkyrian economy, worth 913 trillion silvers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 107,311 silvers, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 762,113 per year while the poor average 5,018, a ratio of 151 to 1.

Historical fiction has been banned, panicking criminals no longer flush contraband down the toilet, Valkyrian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, and it's widely agreed that to tennis players love means nothing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Valkyria's national animal is the white wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Valkyrian Christianity.

Valkyria is ranked 304,983^rd in the world and 14,054^th in Balder for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -23 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.