The Republic of Varlamore is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 56 million Varlamoreans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.2%.

The strong Varlamorean economy, worth 3.73 trillion GPS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 66,629 GPS, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 216,233 per year while the poor average 15,485, a ratio of 14.0 to 1.

Anti-government web sites are springing up, pinkie promises are a matter of life and death, politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, and visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Varlamore's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Varlamore is ranked 256,762^nd in the world and 13^th in The New Old World for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring zero on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.