The Republic of Vendiera is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Luis Montalbo with an even hand, and renowned for its restrictive gun laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.614 billion Vendierans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elferról. The average income tax rate is 90.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vendieran economy, worth 887 trillion Ricnas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 158,108 Ricnas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The lives of former ski town residents are going downhill, domestic cruise ships fly the Vendieran flag out of fear of being blown up, elementary school children develop thousand-yard stares, and minor code style errors dull the house edge. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vendiera's national animal is the Yapelk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Vendiera is ranked 238,721^st in the world and 65^th in Thaecia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.