The Constitutional Monarchy of Valendrose is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 229 million Valendroseans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 41.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Valendrosean economy, worth 22.3 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,460 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in Valendrose, netizens fiercely argue over who loves Leader more, thieves find battery shops juicier targets than banks, and motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valendrose's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valendrose is ranked 73,584^th in the world and 479^th in 10000 Islands for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,932.98 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.