The Republic of Valadin is a massive, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 3.246 billion Valadinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carna. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Valadinian economy, worth 320 trillion vals 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, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. Average income is 98,780 vals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Discarded pennies litter the streets, suburban backyards are seized by the government and turned into national parks, many marriages go virtually unconsummated, and social media sites prompt users to send birthday greetings to unresponsive nonagenarians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valadin's national animal is the Reindeer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valadin is ranked 150,240^th in the world and 7,810^th in Lazarus for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.