The Tribalist Kingdom Syhobak of Val Xar is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Faran DeZousa VII with an even hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate population of 16.439 billion Val Xarians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Little Haven. The average income tax rate is 47.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Val Xarian economy, worth 657 trillion Monies a year, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,013 Monies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Treasury Minister takes anxiety medication every time kids lose their sports kits, patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work, odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, and visiting dignitaries make excuses to leave functions early and head to the nearest pub. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Val Xar's national animal is the White Cheetah, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Val Xar is ranked 194,257^th in the world and 5^th in The Source for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 884.21 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.