The Empire Éternel of Versale is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Clovis Vaugrenard with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 11.938 billion Versaleans 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 medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ver-Sie. The average income tax rate is 22.3%.

The Versalean economy, worth 634 trillion Versones a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 53,161 Versones, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather, there's no cure or sympathy for the common cold, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Versale's national animal is the Vallic Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is -.

Versale is ranked 220,879^th in the world and 1^st in Skyreach for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 236 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.