The Colony of Veltes is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 516 million Veltesians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.2%.

The very strong Veltesian economy, worth 36.9 trillion Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 71,499 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 224,570 per year while the poor average 17,430, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Crime is moderate. Veltes's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Veltes is ranked 60,632^nd in the world and 1^st in Regicora for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,721.62 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.