The Plurinational Monarchy of Valongo is a huge, safe nation, ruled by William II with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and flagrant waste-dumping. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 988 million valongoans 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 Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Belfort. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.4%.

The frighteningly efficient valongoan economy, worth 123 trillion coroas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 124,902 coroas, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Gamblers often find their stakes burnt, jaywalkers are condemned to lives of poverty for their heinous crimes, astronomers are flocking to Valongo to take advantage of its clear night skies, and court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs. Crime is totally unknown. Valongo's national animal is the maned wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valongo is ranked 41,372^nd in the world and 80^th in Carcassonne for Highest Average Incomes, with 124,902.76 Standard Monetary Units.