The People's Republic of Vas Normandy is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Supreme Commander Ron Pal with a fair hand, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 28.149 billion Vas Normandyians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krastanza. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vas Normandyian economy, worth a remarkable 5,953 trillion Belkas a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 211,498 Belkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct, belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', and cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Vas Normandy's national animal is the Aigaion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The McKenna.

Vas Normandy is ranked 30,188^th in the world and 749^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 218.82 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.