The Federal Republic of Veridys is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Joseph Daucourt with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 23.924 billion Veridians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Concorde. The average income tax rate is 79.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Veridian economy, worth a remarkable 1,646 trillion Veridian Dollars a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 68,812 Veridian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is funding experimental battery technology while the power grid continues to crumble, counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients, babies are a small but significant export, and Joseph Daucourt is too busy listening to praise to get any work done. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veridys's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Veridys is ranked 3,926^th in the world and 1^st in Confederacy of Carolina for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 9,285.65 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.