The Ruined Kingdom of Lesser Velutaria is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Atēro den Blessi with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, flagrant waste-dumping, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.523 billion Velutarians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vellun. The average income tax rate is 14.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vellish economy, worth a remarkable 1,302 trillion Īnis a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 113,063 Īnis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Home renovation projects take decades to complete, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool, the Vellish delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...", and last minute own-goals raise the suspicious eyebrows of sporting authorities. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Lesser Velutaria's national animal is the Blue-crested Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Khīnto.

Lesser Velutaria is ranked 25,562^nd in the world and 25^th in Anteria for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,241.21 on the Gilded Widget Scale.