The Theocracy of Vaire is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.616 billion Vaireans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 37.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Vairean economy, worth 215 trillion Threads a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 59,531 Threads, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, high school bands practice by moonlight, and citizens are strongly encouraged to breathe less so as to limit the carbon footprint. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vaire's national animal is the Weave, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vaire is ranked 140,272^nd in the world and 21^st in Valandor for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,942.16 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.