The Republic of Varitania is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 62 million Varitanians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 44.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Varitanian economy, worth 1.50 trillion Varits a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Soda Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 24,229 Varits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, Varitania's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and Varitania is notorious for its citizens' infidelity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Varitania's national animal is the Lobo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Varitania is ranked 169,166^th in the world and 1,195^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,055.88 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.