The Federal Republic of Veridys is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Joseph Daucourt with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.67 billion Veridians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — prioritizes Healthcare, although Education, Defense, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Concorde. The average income tax rate is 81.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Veridian economy, worth a remarkable 1,328 trillion Veridian Dollars a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 71,137 Veridian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is funding experimental battery technology while the power grid continues to crumble, counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients, babies are a small but significant export, and Joseph Daucourt is too busy listening to praise to get any work done. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veridys's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Veridys is ranked 259,763^rd in the world and 4^th in Confederacy of Carolina for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 13,160.47 Standard Monetary Units.