The Democratic States of Valska is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 244 million Valskans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.6%.

The Valskan economy, worth 12.8 trillion Valskan marks a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,402 Valskan marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Valska City to enjoy their national art, theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago, the military is recruiting war criminals to join its weapons research teams, and the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valska's national animal is the reindeer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valska is ranked 91,741^st in the world and 838^th in Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.07 law-abiding acts per hour.