The Federal Republic of Vesuva is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Annie Flash with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 20.518 billion Vesuvans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Changeling. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Vesuvan economy, worth a remarkable 3,135 trillion Vesuvan dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 152,814 Vesuvan dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A passport is literally priceless, fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home, hackers post hourly updates on international summits, and city budgets are spent entirely on supporting the town royalty. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vesuva's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vesuva is ranked 2,537^th in the world and 101^st in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 67.47 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.