The United Socialist States of Republic of Valgsland is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 276 million Republic of Valgslandians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 32.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Republic of Valgslandian economy, worth 10.1 trillion Valgs Lire a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,768 Valgs Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar, and abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republic of Valgsland's national animal is the Sea Serpent.

Republic of Valgsland is ranked 110,890^th in the world and 2,398^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.76 law-abiding acts per hour.