The Disputed Territories of Red Vulture is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its smutty television and avant-garde cinema. The quiet, industrious population of 5.358 billion Red Vultureans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Red Vulturean economy, worth 217 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,551 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Candidates for public office painstakingly research their family trees to ensure their eligibility, several inches are being added to first class seating, there's a bright dawn ahead for Red Vulture, and programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Red Vulture's national animal is the Kitsune.

Red Vulture is ranked 67,745^th in the world and 2^nd in The Gallery for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,097.25 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.