The Deer Utopia of Vertigoism is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ruler Vert with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, flagrant waste-dumping, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.909 billion Vertigoes 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Vertigo. The average income tax rate is 47.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vertigoese economy, worth 249 trillion Vertigoese kronor a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 130,488 Vertigoese kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's drinking water tends to glow green at night, former weapons designers now boast about their non-jamming semi-automatic nail guns, the army lures cannon fodder with promises of a college education, and citizens are required by law to prominently display a portrait of Ruler Vert in their homes. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Vertigoism's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Modern Paganism.

Vertigoism is ranked 22,222^nd in the world and 636^th in The North Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,747.62 on the Gilded Widget Scale.