The Federated Bailiwicks of Verdant Haven is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Iskandar Viridi with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 12.724 billion Havenians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haventia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Verdant Havenian economy, worth a remarkable 3,438 trillion Verdethalers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 270,201 Verdethalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Only the richest get to see out of their windows, 'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, the government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, and angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Verdant Haven's national animal is the Thylacine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Verdant Haven is ranked 289,741^st in the world and 313^th in Forest for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -29.87 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.