The Matriarchy of Vankenland is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 285 million Vankenlandians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, with Industry, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The powerhouse Vankenlandian economy, worth 21.7 trillion Noxes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 76,037 Noxes, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 306,073 per year while the poor average 12,635, a ratio of 24.2 to 1.

Fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, the police have been known to wiretap confessional boxes, parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills, and no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Vankenland's national animal is the Vixen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vankenland is ranked 97,498^th in the world and 15^th in The Azure Archipelago for Most Developed, scoring 62.06 on the Human Development Index.