The Republic of Vetur is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, lack of airports, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-working, cynical population of 388 million Veturians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 51.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Veturian economy, worth 29.8 trillion Coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 76,688 Coins, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

The men in trenchcoats hanging around playgrounds are actually police officers, truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vetur's national animal is the Animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vetur is ranked 303,237^th in the world and 219^th in Charleslandia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9.17 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.