The Constitutional Monarchy of Valendrose is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Archon Julius Aquilla with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, devout population of 5.355 billion Valendroseans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valia. The average income tax rate is 89.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Valendrosean economy, worth a remarkable 1,790 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 334,430 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

National park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references, schoolchildren have more trading cards than flash cards in their backpacks, and no one is quite sure what many government officials look like. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valendrose's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Valendrose is ranked 145,890^th in the world and 174^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 565.67 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.