The Confederation of Volkerben is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Chancellor Wolfgang Von Hyde with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 11.396 billion Volkbaine 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fürstenkamp. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Volkbainean economy, worth a remarkable 1,559 trillion Volksmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 136,806 Volksmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, the term "Native Volkbainean" has been redefined as anyone with the same skin color as the majority, it's a long jump to get onto the housing ladder, and diplomats miss flights while wandering Fürstenkamp Airport's endless art maze. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volkerben's national animal is the Red Cliff Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is State Lutheranism.

Volkerben is ranked 128,452^nd in the world and 6,675^th in Lazarus for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,560.33 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.