The Grand Duchy of Vaughlack is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 203 million Vaughlackers are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 46.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Vaughlackian economy, worth 13.0 trillion Soliduses a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,011 Soliduses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The latest national park is visited by more sharks than people, civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time, and religious bigotry is not allowed but bigotry against theism is encouraged. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vaughlack's national animal is the Anatosaura, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vaughlack is ranked 193,712^th in the world and 832^nd in Europeia for Highest Drug Use, scoring 105.5 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.