The Kingdom of Valhardt is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 67 million Valhardtians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 31.9%.

The Valhardtian economy, worth 3.53 trillion Valmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 52,718 Valmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and the nation's streets have become a winter wonderland of salt and sand. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valhardt's national animal is the Black Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Valhardt is ranked 154,361^st in the world and 26^th in kingdom of Greater Esteriae for Highest Average Incomes, with 52,718.2 Standard Monetary Units.