The United Kingdom of Veridana is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by King Louis II with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.119 billion Veridanans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Granberra. The average income tax rate is 71.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Veridanan economy, worth 435 trillion Cruzoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,649 Cruzoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR, and local executives are seen on the corner with cardboard signs reading "will oppress the masses for food". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veridana's national animal is the capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Veridana is ranked 31,018^th in the world and 1,108^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.13 law-abiding acts per hour.