The Royal Republic of Valtaine is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Queen Alexandria II with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.489 billion Valtaneans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Avalon. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Valtanean economy, worth 745 trillion Valtanean Crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,772 Valtanean Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are spontaneously attracted to each other, motorcycle riders are required to wear so much gear they've been nicknamed "Stay Pufts", any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, and graffiti is done with immaculate multi-layer shading. Crime is totally unknown. Valtaine's national animal is the Barn Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None.

Valtaine is ranked 11,397^th in the world and 251^st in Europe for Most Developed, scoring 89.83 on the Human Development Index.