The Empire of North Valeria is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Dystopian Emperor Rick Sanchez with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, otherworldly petting zoo, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate population of 10.734 billion North Valerians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Galveria. The average income tax rate is 42.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient North Valerian economy, worth a remarkable 1,916 trillion Phoenixes a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 178,589 Phoenixes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, it's illegal to be caught on tape, and literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. North Valeria's national animal is the Groot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Daoism.

North Valeria is ranked 100,021^st in the world and 122^nd in The Communist Bloc for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,830.94 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.