The Commonwealth of The Vistula is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Emil Sikorski with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 9.246 billion Vistulans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Torun. The average income tax rate is 94.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Vistulan economy, worth a remarkable 1,276 trillion Czerwonies a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,058 Czerwonies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, the Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, and the armed forces have designated 'murder teams' that root out rebels in Brasilistan. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Vistula's national animal is the Silver Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Vistula is ranked 8,533^rd in the world and 435^th in The North Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 119,055.59 Standard Monetary Units.