The Hegemony of Vasuda is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Prefect Tivra Banahatti with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.657 billion Vasudans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prajapati. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.1%.

The strong Vasudan economy, worth 224 trillion thalers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 61,378 thalers, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Prefect Tivra Banahatti has just been declared ruler of Vasuda in an international press conference, Tellurism has been named as Vasuda's national religion, the entire entry for Vasuda in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', and police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Vasuda's national animal is the tortoise, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Vasuda is ranked 18,999^th in the world and 1^st in The African Republics for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 53.38 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.