The Empire of Vertuza is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by JeongJam with an iron fist, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, pith helmet sales, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.569 billion Jungers are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xcyv. The average income tax rate is 86.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vertuzan economy, worth 646 trillion Jungs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,235 Jungs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications, conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies, and children regularly take part in blood sports that result in extreme boo-boos. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vertuza's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vertuza is ranked 14,634^th in the world and 630^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 103 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.