The Authoritarian Archipelago of Volikara is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Pig Master with an iron fist, and renowned for its triple-decker prams, anti-smoking policies, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.365 billion Volikarans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Volika City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Volikaran economy, worth a remarkable 1,119 trillion gold bars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 256,566 gold bars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,919,942 per year while the poor average 9,956, a ratio of 192 to 1.

Fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers, politicians' smiles are legally considered a form of disaster relief, black gold is looking more brown these days, and every manufactory has a pharmacy built in. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volikara's national animal is the bat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is cult.

Volikara is ranked 5,135^th in the world and 12^th in The Black Hawks for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 55,784.79 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.