The VRCC Security Office of The Stinkpot Turtle is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Mister Turtle with an even hand, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, public floggings, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 38.348 billion Turtles 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 minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mud Puddle. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.9%.

The powerhouse turtley economy, worth a remarkable 3,758 trillion turtle shells a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 98,016 turtle shells, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 276,679 per year while the poor average 27,795, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

Basket-weaving is the nation's latest fad, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities, and new treatments are rejected if they cannot be explained using only one-syllable words. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Stinkpot Turtle's national animal is the click beetle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

The Stinkpot Turtle is ranked 35,285^th in the world and 2^nd in Vatican II for Most Corrupt Governments, with 61.62 kickbacks per hour.