The United Provinces of Ventelia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Mertkan with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 20.915 billion Ventelians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flouse. The average income tax rate is 67.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ventelian economy, worth a remarkable 3,913 trillion Argels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 187,136 Argels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, military training in Ventelia emphasizes the tactical advantages of stabbing backs, and it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle. Crime is totally unknown. Ventelia's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ventelia is ranked 5,235^th in the world and 91^st in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 553.76 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.