The Commonwealth of Vasenhogner is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.361 billion Vasenhognerians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Spirituality, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Andrew City. The average income tax rate is 65.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Vasenhognerian economy, worth 454 trillion Vasens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 104,134 Vasens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity, the nation's new religious police burn blasphemers on bonfires of their own books, gigantic marble churches take up almost half the land area of small villages, and space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vasenhogner's national animal is the Whale, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Vasenhogner is ranked 31,243^rd in the world and 19^th in Iris for Most Beautiful Environments, with 821.26 pounds of wildlife per square mile.