The Non-Democratic Republic of Verderiesdre is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Maria with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 10.424 billion Verderians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berevesk. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Verderian economy, worth a remarkable 2,472 trillion Sherlings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 237,215 Sherlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Welfare funding has recently gone through the roof, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, and swarms of present-laden delivery drones blot out the sun before major holidays. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verderiesdre's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Nothing.

Verderiesdre is ranked 192,556^th in the world and 4,145^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -2 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.