The Pluralist Republic of Manneo Varo is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, ban on automobiles, and fear of technology. The compassionate, devout population of 616 million Varoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arch Haven. The average income tax rate is 79.9%.

The all-consuming Varoian economy, worth 49.4 trillion Juicetokens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 80,204 Juicetokens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events, ships no longer sail as no one wants to encounter Varoian pirates, sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, and rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million Juicetokens of property damage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manneo Varo's national animal is the Will-O'-Wisp, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Manneo Varo is ranked 12,088^th in the world and 184^th in 10000 Islands for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 10,234.52 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.