The Republic of Val Bavia is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning kiwi population. The hard-working population of 1.634 billion Val Bavians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.8%.

The Val Bavian economy, worth 69.7 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 42,663 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Val Bavia's national animal is the kiwi.

Val Bavia is ranked 220,599^th in the world and 1^st in Christmas Past for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring zero on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.