The Commonwealth of Volkason is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 376 million Volkasonians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Talongaurd. The average income tax rate is 58.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Volkasonian economy, worth 40.3 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 107,203 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Pro-democracy regime change has been avoided, ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, police officers have been re-kitted with designer uniforms and gold-plated handcuffs, and private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volkason's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Volkason is ranked 181,650^th in the world and 5,051^st in the West Pacific for Most Politically Free, scoring 14.14 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.