The Federal Republic of Valkoristan is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 306 million Valkoris 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Revontulinna. The average income tax rate is 56.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Valkoristanian economy, worth 18.0 trillion Dinars a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,899 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mandatory electronic currency is a boon for credit card companies and government surveillance, old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation, lip-readers are often left perplexed by political rallies, and students abandon classrooms for online education. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Valkoristan's national animal is the Grizzly bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Valkoristan is ranked 301,465^th in the world and 4,028^th in The North Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 23.13 on the Bus Surprisal Index.