The United States of Valokstal is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Robert Menzies with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.893 billion Valokstalians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Public Transport and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The very strong Valokstalian economy, worth 295 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is 75,819 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 229,000 per year while the poor average 19,552, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

Citizens rise at daybreak every day for mandatory exercise, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references, and Bigtopian relations have become a minefield. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Valokstal's national animal is the leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Social Patriotism.

Valokstal is ranked 158,547^th in the world and 2^nd in Forward Together for Largest Populations, with 3.89 billion capita.