The Hyperborean Empire of Vostag is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Heregan Adamanus with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 29.268 billion Hyperboreans 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Commoriom. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Hyperborean economy, worth a remarkable 7,107 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 242,832 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A passport is literally priceless, Heregan Adamanus reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, and estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vostag's national animal is the Herno Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Beyd.

Vostag is ranked 7,082^nd in the world and 1^st in Barbaria for Highest Average Incomes, with 242,832.94 Standard Monetary Units.