The Socialist Television Network of De VARA is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Cees Korvinus with a fair hand, and notable for its absence of drug laws and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 26.945 billion De VARAians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hilversum. The average income tax rate is 36.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but inefficient De VARAian economy, worth a remarkable 1,040 trillion guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,604 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

De VARA has designated Hilversum as its capital city, Cees Korvinus has just been declared ruler of De VARA in an international press conference, and Socialism has been named as De VARA's national religion. Crime is totally unknown. De VARA's national animal is the komodoVARAan and its national religion is Socialism.

De VARA is ranked 140,453^rd in the world and 6,666^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.79 law-abiding acts per hour.