The Kingdom of Vredan is a massive, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and public floggings. The cynical population of 1.586 billion Vredanians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Duromberg. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Vredanian economy, worth 97.9 trillion Gervals a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,740 Gervals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Maximum security Vredanian subway stations inspire prison systems around the world, professional athletes juggle part-time jobs to avoid bankruptcy, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, and taxi drivers seem less xenophobic these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vredan's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vredan is ranked 209,631^st in the world and 1^st in Versy for Most Secular, with 15.57 Atheism Rate.