The Borderlands of Veless is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Paramount Chief Szabolcs Fisker with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.352 billion Velessians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Velessian economy, worth a remarkable 2,067 trillion Ziesrils a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Gambling, Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 101,608 Ziesrils, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, old warplanes and tanks that break down can't be repaired since no one makes the parts anymore, prosecutors accuse General Tso of monopolizing the lunch market, and those who sing the national anthem off-key have the key thrown away. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veless's national animal is the hare and its national religion is the Church of Veless.

Veless is ranked 246,843^rd in the world and 10^th in Libertatem for Safest, scoring 31.9 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.