The Federal Republic of Vallholm is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, pith helmet sales, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 619 million Vallholmians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Azval. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.3%.

The all-consuming Vallholmian economy, worth 62.6 trillion Valls a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 101,136 Valls, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 412,561 per year while the poor average 16,436, a ratio of 25.1 to 1.

Airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, to 'cut off family ties' is no longer just a phrase, and military instructors tire of being asked for another bedtime story by seven-year-old conscripts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vallholm's national animal is the Iguana, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vallholm is ranked 83,245^th in the world and 1,727^th in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 590.26 pounds of wildlife per square mile.