The Empire of Old Vulcan is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 232 million Old Vulcanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 7.9%.

The Old Vulcanian economy, worth 11.0 trillion xals a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,263 xals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Old Vulcan's national animal is the pheonix.

Old Vulcan is ranked 43,733^rd in the world and 28^th in Fukuoka for Most Secular, with 26.34 Atheism Rate.