The Duchy of Valois is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 16.46 billion Valoisians 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 Public Transport, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crépy-en-Valois. The average income tax rate is 18.4%.

The Valoisian economy, worth 675 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 41,056 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

In life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, Leader has just been declared ruler of Valois in an international press conference, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, and a major religion has been named as Valois's national religion. Crime is moderate. Valois's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Valois is ranked 286,338^th in the world and 25^th in Aquitaine for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -8.12 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.