The Colony of Van Der Spree is a mammoth, efficient nation, remarkable for its burgeoning quick pink fox population. The hard-working, democratic population of 9.464 billion Van Der Spreeans enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.4%.

The very strong Van Der Spreean economy, worth 517 trillion juno aurums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is 54,673 juno aurums, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 167,015 per year while the poor average 13,872, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit and Van Der Spree has designated District City as its capital city. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Van Der Spree's national animal is the quick pink fox.

Van Der Spree is ranked 168,645^th in the world and 1^st in Berlin for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 331.64 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.