The United Star Empire of Valinon is a behemoth, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Friedelinde Alderman with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 50.703 billion Valinors enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Köln. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Valinonian economy, worth an astonishing 20,425 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 402,844 Reichsmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives, every school is receiving a brand new eraser, advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, and estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Valinon's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is none.

Valinon is ranked 4,631^st in the world and 1^st in Raumreich Oversector for Most Developed, scoring 95.06 on the Human Development Index.