The United Star Empire of Valinon is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Friedelinde Alderman with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, keen interest in outer space, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 45.599 billion Valinors enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Köln. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Valinonian economy, worth an astonishing 18,298 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 401,282 Reichsmarks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,205,648 per year while the poor average 104,257, a ratio of 11.6 to 1.

Exploding toys that leak battery acid are back in the shops after the government declared child safety 'over-rated', the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms, and military officers are given medals for disobeying orders. Crime is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Valinon's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is none.

Valinon is ranked 649^th in the world and 1^st in Raumreich Oversector for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 12,607.97 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.