The Constitutional Monarchy of Vonston is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 426 million Vonstonians 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 tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 8.0%.

The Vonstonian economy, worth 25.3 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 59,289 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, the nation's arms dealers guarantee discretion and untraceable transactions, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Vonston's national animal is the Bear, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Vonston is ranked 49,243^rd in the world and 681^st in The East Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,714.7 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.