The Federation of Virifortis is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Marcos Cardoso with a fair hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 4.273 billion Virifortisians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Planápolis. The average income tax rate is 70.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Virifortisian economy, worth 601 trillion Aurums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 140,744 Aurums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Former weapons designers now boast about their non-jamming semi-automatic nail guns, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, and annual Formula One races bring the capital to a screeching halt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Virifortis's national animal is the Hyacinth Macaw, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Virifortis is ranked 8,231^st in the world and 245^th in the South Pacific for Safest, scoring 123.76 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.