The Empire of Vaternation is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its national health service, parental licensing program, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The compassionate, devout population of 50 million Vaternationians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 24.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vaternationian economy, worth 3.05 trillion euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,910 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Engineers ask liberal arts majors "Do you want fries with that?", fraternities are rejoicing at government-subsidized partying, online terrorists are automatically assigned adverts for cheap balaclavas, and research into 'designer babies' is banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vaternation's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vaternation is ranked 164,669^th in the world and 97^th in Karma for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,516.13 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.