The Republic of Valkea is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Afanasi Koski with a fair hand, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 19.345 billion Valkeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Källälivi. The average income tax rate is 85.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Valkean economy, worth a remarkable 2,744 trillion Kruunus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,866 Kruunus, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Turnstile jumpers grow up to be tax cheats, this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's, President Afanasi Koski is described as an everyday person with normal tastes and the usual interests, and a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Valkean politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valkea's national animal is the Valkean Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valkea is ranked 295,580^th in the world and 4^th in Astyria for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -191.43 on the Hayek Index.