The United Socialist States of Volinja is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 18 million Volinjans 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, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 28.8%.

The strong Volinjan economy, worth 1.17 trillion Volis a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,183 Volis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, children as young as eight can present logical proofs for the existence of the afterlife, and where there's smoke there's the Volinjan Forestry Department. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volinja's national animal is the starfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Volinja is ranked 145,259^th in the world and 1,262^nd in the West Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 578.1 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.