The Most Serene Republic of Vladovsk is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, anti-smoking policies, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 385 million Vladovicers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 13.1%.

The strong Vladovic economy, worth 22.6 trillion Roblas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 58,741 Roblas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Leading ethologists are being investigated for illegal electoral interference, farmers' market days almost always end in a shooting, peace talks occasionally rack up a higher body count than the wars they seek to stop, and the new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Vladovsk's national animal is the Penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Vladovsk is ranked 51,629^th in the world and 397^th in Artificial Solar System for Nicest Citizens, with 16.66 average smiles per day.