The Republic of BEFORE EVERYONE WAS READY VINNY is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 12.8 billion Vinnies 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 large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 49.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Vinny economy, worth 96.7 trillion Emotions 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 7,558 Emotions, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BEFORE EVERYONE WAS READY VINNY's national animal is the Vampire, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

BEFORE EVERYONE WAS READY VINNY is ranked 178,319^th in the world and 2,668^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 746.44 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.