The Commonwealth of Valhardt is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 327 million Valhardtians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aerlum. The average income tax rate is 41.7%.

The very strong Valhardtian economy, worth 23.8 trillion Valmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,649 Valmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering', when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet, ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties, and civil engineers are undermining sinkholes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valhardt's national animal is the Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Valhardt is ranked 241,843^rd in the world and 133^rd in kingdom of Greater Esteriae for Most Politically Free, scoring 30.1 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.