The Salamanders Forgefather of -Vulkan- is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed population of 8.738 billion -Vulkan-ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 55.5%.

The very strong -Vulkan-ian economy, worth 595 trillion bitcoins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,159 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft, space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, and Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Vulkan-'s national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Vulkan- is ranked 96,262^nd in the world and 1,358^th in Remembrance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,202.39 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.