The Federal Republic of The Valasia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Phillippe J Marquez with an even hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, daily referendums, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate population of 3.717 billion Valasians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ludlow. The average income tax rate is 66.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Valasian economy, worth 595 trillion Asmaras a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 160,182 Asmaras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Valasian diplomacy is by the book, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, and news headlines suggest that Phillippe J Marquez has a sideline in guinea pig pimping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Valasia's national animal is the Valasian Seahawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Valasia is ranked 9,474^th in the world and 449^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 419.12 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.