The Monarchial Empire of Varola is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by King-Emperor Boris Welmington II with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.803 billion Varolans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Education and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varolum. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Varolan economy, worth a remarkable 1,420 trillion Varoes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 244,866 Varoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Military instructors tire of being asked for another bedtime story by seven-year-old conscripts, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Varola, scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war, and the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Varola's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ihdur.

Varola is ranked 163,546^th in the world and 8,036^th in The North Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3.69 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.