The Soulful Sounds of Van Morrison is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 8.216 billion Van Morrisonians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. The average income tax rate is 69.8%.

The all-consuming Van Morrisonian economy, worth 782 trillion Pints a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 95,188 Pints, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Banana distribution among collective farm workers is an important topic in public discourse, Leader is refusing to make decisions until the Moon is out of Capricorn, the commercialisation of highly deadly weapons has instilled Van Morrison with a very polite populace, and the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Van Morrison's national animal is the Tupelo Honey Bee, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Van Morrison is ranked 64,875^th in the world and 5^th in Ireland for Lowest Crime Rates, with 74.32 law-abiding acts per hour.