The Federal Hanseatic Republic of Volkersland is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Konrad Neumann with an even hand, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, pith helmet sales, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.231 billion Volkerslanders are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Volkersstadt. The average income tax rate is 92.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Volkerslandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,980 trillion Volkerlander Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 193,608 Volkerlander Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Being impolite in public is punishable by heavy fines, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, and the nation's infamous rickshaw ambulances often double as hearses. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volkersland's national animal is the Pink Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Volkersland is ranked 44,453^rd in the world and 68^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Populations, with 10.2 billion capita.