The Holy Empire of Viridus is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Praetor Diros with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.396 billion Viridians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vittoria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Viridian economy, worth a remarkable 2,866 trillion Viridia Marks a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 199,108 Viridia Marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign leaders are advising that Praetor Diros's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, NationStates staff are easily recognizable by their gold-plated mansions, all artwork is carefully screened for offensive material, and party-lovers often change religions just for the weekend. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Viridus's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Viridus is ranked 44,805^th in the world and 6^th in Kartakis for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,766.51 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.