The High Kingdom of Verdux is a huge, orderly nation, ruled by High King Aurelian Allen Verdux with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, parental licensing program, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 955 million Verduxians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Patenolen. The average income tax rate is 61.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Verduxian economy, worth 115 trillion Verds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 121,005 Verds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion, the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, the 'sing-a-long with High King Aurelian Allen Verdux' album is a popular souvenir, and families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verdux's national animal is the Seagull, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Verdux is ranked 36,795^th in the world and 18^th in Eladria for Largest Black Market, with 37.6 trillion Standard Monetary Units.