The Kingdom of Vertigoism is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Ruler Vert with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.801 billion Vertigoes 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Vertigo. The average income tax rate is 46.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vertigoese economy, worth 224 trillion Vertigoese kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 124,426 Vertigoese kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, crop circles are intently studied by investigators with questionable merits, tourists visit Vertigoism to mass-moon Vertigoese politicians, and Modern Paganism now admits men and women into its clergy. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Vertigoism's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Modern Paganism.

Vertigoism is ranked 293,424^th in the world and 6,550^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 30.91 law-abiding acts per hour.