The Union of Verdalien is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Premier with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 2.894 billion Verdalians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Defense, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karthunia. The average income tax rate is 39.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Verdalian economy, worth 513 trillion Denars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 177,351 Denars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists call Verdalian beach towns "the fine coastline", patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work, television executives are interested in turning Premier's zany home life into a sitcom, and religious terrorism is considered to be an Act of God by insurance companies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Verdalien's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Verdalien is ranked 90,747^th in the world and 6^th in Kali Yuga for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 2,033.91 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.