The Non-Democratic Republic of Verderiesdre is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Maria with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 10.478 billion Verderians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The large, corrupt, liberal, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berevesk. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Verderian economy, worth a remarkable 2,487 trillion Sherlings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 237,363 Sherlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism, life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average, the amount welfare recipients spend on fertilizer has exploded, and running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verderiesdre's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Nothing.

Verderiesdre is ranked 1,284^th in the world and 49^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 76.62 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.