The Resort City of The Las Vegas Valley is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Carolyn G Goodman with an even hand, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, free-roaming dinosaurs, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 12.257 billion Las Vegas Valleyians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Las Vegas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Las Vegas Valleyian economy, worth a remarkable 4,423 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 360,912 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,231,890 per year while the poor average 77,808, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

There is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, the police force is on a recruitment drive, the government seizes all major gold finds, and the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics. Crime is well under control. The Las Vegas Valley's national animal is the coyote, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Casino Industry.

The Las Vegas Valley is ranked 3,119^th in the world and 1^st in The Las Vegas Valley for Smartest Citizens, with 154.85 quips per hour.