The Free Land of Vylixan Thaumas 298 is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 7.035 billion Vylixan Thaumas 298ians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.9%.

The very strong Vylixan Thaumas 298ian economy, worth 429 trillion Denarii a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 61,020 Denarii, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 182,650 per year while the poor average 15,938, a ratio of 11.5 to 1.

The "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Vylixan Thaumas 298 City Times is sold out, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Vylixan Thaumas 298 in an international press conference. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vylixan Thaumas 298's national animal is the Dolphin.

Vylixan Thaumas 298 is ranked 138,740^th in the world and 232^nd in Vylixan Prime for Highest Food Quality, scoring 16.79 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.