The United Kingdom of Vizkaya is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by King Alexander Windsor with an even hand, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 7.439 billion Vizkayans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sversa. The average income tax rate is 89.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vizkayan economy, worth a remarkable 1,222 trillion Bizks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 164,290 Bizks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, citizens are required to report any and all incidents of prayer to their local Religious Affairs Officer, most pop videos prominently feature the Vizkayan flag, and the most penniless demographics have by far the highest number of researchers per capita. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vizkaya's national animal is the Jinx, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Vizkaya is ranked 6,362^nd in the world and 18^th in The Black Hawks for Lowest Crime Rates, with 110.78 law-abiding acts per hour.