The Democratic Republic of Vrastan is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 253 million Kartvelis have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 21.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vrastanian economy, worth 12.8 trillion Laris a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,454 Laris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Members of Parliament operate under a PAYE scheme, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, and genocide is seen as a topic best avoided in history lessons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vrastan's national animal is the Eurasian wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vrastan is ranked 92,610^th in the world and 146^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Beautiful Environments, with 576.12 pounds of wildlife per square mile.