The Penguinite Kleptocracy of Volaworand is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Acting Prime Minister Alan Duncan with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 12.504 billion Volaworandians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rothera. The average income tax rate is 7.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Volaworandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,742 trillion Pound Sterlings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 219,333 Pound Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

All footpaths have tollbooths, the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy, the legalization of meat has skewered the sales of vegetarian substitutes, and construction workers evacuate work sites after finding sharp rocks on the ground. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Volaworand's national animal is the Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Volaworand is ranked 111,047^th in the world and 1,951^st in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,401.17 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.