The Ward of Virelius is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Warden with a fair hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.851 billion Virelians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Virelian Capital Territory. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Virelian economy, worth 279 trillion Virels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 98,028 Virels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, if someone says there's plenty of living space in Virelius they're lyin', giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, and stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Virelius's national animal is the Red-breasted Robin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Virelius is ranked 307,366^th in the world and 11,639^th in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -16.05 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.