The Nation of Valdonia is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Citizen Martel with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 9.128 billion Valdonians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City of Valdonia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Valdonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,871 trillion Marcas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 205,054 Marcas, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,115,298 per year while the poor average 19,383, a ratio of 57.5 to 1.

Concert pianists lie about their occupation to avoid ridicule, preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, and Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valdonia's national animal is the Gray Wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Valdonia is ranked 329,962^nd in the world and 222^nd in Fifth Empire for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 9.36 on the Kitten Softness Rating.