The Handel League of Vineta is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by First Minister Ulric Ward with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6.734 billion Vinetans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jomsborg. The average income tax rate is 22.4%.

The Vinetan economy, worth 395 trillion euromarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 58,789 euromarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Carefully-staged grief is displayed by First Minister Ulric Ward after national disasters, dandruff and athlete's foot are seen as signs of physical beauty, V-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age, and surrogate mothers are encouraged to refer to their wombs as 'rental space'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Vineta's national animal is the tiger, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is New Avalon Catholic Church.

Vineta is ranked 123,118^th in the world and 19^th in The Reich for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.39 law-abiding acts per hour.