The Republic of Velagrad is a small, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 45 million Velagradians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 25.8%.

The Velagradian economy, worth 1.92 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 42,568 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory and scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes. Crime is relatively low. Velagrad's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Velagrad is ranked 253,232^nd in the world and 6,094^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -7 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.