The Empire of Vaternation is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, national health service, and parental licensing program. The compassionate population of 36 million Vaternationians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vaternationian economy, worth 2.17 trillion euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,227 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities, emojis are the soul of wit, rice shortages have risen after paddy fields were drained to combat malaria, and money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vaternation's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vaternation is ranked 71,399^th in the world and 78^th in Karma for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 134.72 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.