The Military State of Valnastal is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Johann Wofford with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.69 billion Valnastalians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Daskurgen. The average income tax rate is 79.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Valnastalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,073 trillion Srites a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 188,592 Srites, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Commuters travel in zigzags to avoid stalking accusations, teen boys and girls find stick-figure-aided lectures on their comradestruation emphasises socialist unity more than biology, executions are marked by quiet dignity and maybe a final round or two of whist, and chain-gangs are often seen toting barges and lifting bales. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valnastal's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is The Church Of Valnastal.

Valnastal is ranked 116,526^th in the world and 31^st in Civiles Conservare for Safest, scoring 76.09 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.