The Federation of Veradine is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by The United Veradine Assembly with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, ban on automobiles, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.673 billion Veradi love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lightsbridge. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Veradi economy, worth a remarkable 1,298 trillion Veradi Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 169,235 Veradi Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The United Veradine Assembly reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Veradi Navy, and stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veradine's national animal is the Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Veradine is ranked 2,976^th in the world and 18^th in Gay for Nicest Citizens, with 61.3 average smiles per day.