The Republic of Vorannyx is a mammoth, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 9.449 billion Vorannyxians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.8%.

The strong Vorannyxian economy, worth 394 trillion rubledollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 41,703 rubledollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 259,771 per year while the poor average 2,863, a ratio of 90.7 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, Harry Potter books are banned, and the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Vorannyx's national animal is the hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Vorannyx is ranked 239,758^th in the world and 1^st in Icehold for Highest Average Incomes, with 41,703.27 Standard Monetary Units.