The Voice of the Violet of Vaelet is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, devout population of 1.901 billion Vaeletians, 1.808 billion of whom are zombies, 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 40.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Vaeletian economy, worth 283 trillion rupees a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,393 rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', people are turning themselves into worm food, livestock mutilations are on the rise, and children asking questions about science are referred to relevant sections in religious texts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vaelet's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Vaelet is ranked 232,386^th in the world and 6^th in Coclestab for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -3.16 on the Clooney Contribution Index.