The Valkyrian Republic of Qvait is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Jarlskona Kate Murphy with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 22.365 billion Valkyrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ravneby. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Valkyrian economy, worth a remarkable 8,008 trillion Valkyrian vekts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 358,083 Valkyrian vekts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards, the nation's politicians are known more for the internet memes they spawn than any of their accomplishments, the "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery, and government ministers are regularly seen in the streets confessing their sins and hammering missiles into plow-shares. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qvait's national animal is the blue jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Valrissi.

Qvait is ranked 127^th in the world and 7^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 40,987.16 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.