The Shattered Land of Vorstadt is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by The Autarch with an iron fist, and renowned for its vat-grown people, compulsory gun ownership, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.116 billion Vorians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vorstadt Fortress. The average income tax rate is 85.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Vorstadtian economy, worth a remarkable 1,154 trillion Senhora dos Mares Libras 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 amazing 370,429 Senhora dos Mares Libras, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

The military is plagued with unethical researchers, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence, and several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vorstadt's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Valtorian Orthodoxism.

Vorstadt is ranked 2,629^th in the world and 9^th in Fifth Empire for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7,563.93 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.