The Imperium Divinum of Vonderu is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sanctus Vicarius Carolus Leotrius Magnus with an iron fist, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, ban on automobiles, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 7.109 billion Derunians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pravarum. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.5%.

The powerhouse Vonderuan economy, worth 754 trillion Solars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,196 Solars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Most citizens in Vonderu are abject pyrophobes after extremely graphic pamphlets were mailed nationwide by the government, the government is hounded to provide tissues whenever the feelings of the Dàguó people are hurt, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order, and food voucher forgeries are causing headaches for the police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vonderu's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sanctus Cultus Volarii.

Vonderu is ranked 33,491^st in the world and 9^th in The Galactics Union for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,504.07 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.