The Republic of Vara 120 is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its smutty television, public floggings, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.438 billion Vara 120ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vara 120ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,074 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 166,856 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Populations of two-headed kangaroos have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, the "give and take" of international diplomacy often happens at gunpoint, and clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vara 120's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vara 120 is ranked 603^rd in the world and 2^nd in Eye for Lowest Crime Rates, with 97.33 law-abiding acts per hour.