The Federal Republic of Varisland is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Glenn Frost with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 14.257 billion Varislanders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varastad. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Varislandic economy, worth a remarkable 4,441 trillion varinums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 311,523 varinums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, teenagers sit around on their butts all day, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, and the ongoing space elevator construction project has elevated the national debt to all new levels. Crime is totally unknown. Varisland's national animal is the falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Varisland is ranked 218,051^st in the world and 1,558^th in The North Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 353 billion Standard Monetary Units.