The Monolithic Holy Empire of Verdunam is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Divine Joeyus Caesar with an iron fist, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, avant-garde cinema, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 16.129 billion Verduniams are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pelum. The average income tax rate is 92.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Verduniam economy, worth a remarkable 3,679 trillion Gold Hetzrems a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 228,138 Gold Hetzrems, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Death camps are euphemistically referred to as "recycling centres", internet sites are legally unable to stop their users from posting pornography, charities reserve the right to not help those who go against religious teachings, and Chekhov's guns are killing the entertainment budget. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verdunam's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Imperial Cult.

Verdunam is ranked 16,754^th in the world and 397^th in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 56.11 flags saluted per person per day.