The Republic of Val Bavia is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning kiwi population. The hard-working population of 1.598 billion Val Bavians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.8%.

The Val Bavian economy, worth 68.2 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 42,663 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Val Bavia's national animal is the kiwi.

Val Bavia is ranked 230,366^th in the world and 1^st in Christmas Past for Highest Average Incomes, with 42,663.62 Standard Monetary Units.