The Pluralist Hinterlands of Manneo Varo is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 555 million Varoans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arch Haven. The average income tax rate is 79.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Varoian economy, worth 41.1 trillion Juicetokens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 74,002 Juicetokens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bungee jumpers rarely go splat, government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals, convicted felons are forced into slavery for their crimes, and owning a fishing rod can cause you to be subject to military questioning. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Manneo Varo's national animal is the Will-O'-Wisp, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Manneo Varo is ranked 36,606^th in the world and 307^th in 10000 Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.34 law-abiding acts per hour.