The Penguinite Kleptocracy of Volaworand is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Acting Prime Minister Alan Duncan with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 12.517 billion Volaworandians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rothera. The average income tax rate is 8.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Volaworandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,744 trillion Pound Sterlings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 219,253 Pound Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, and college athletes are arrested for selling lemonade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Volaworand's national animal is the Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Volaworand is ranked 288,007^th in the world and 5,358^th in the South Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -21.31 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.