The Commonwealth of Vanc0uver Island is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Richard du Château with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 19.439 billion Vancouver Islanders are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Victoria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.1%.

The powerhouse Vancouver Islandish economy, worth a remarkable 1,699 trillion crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 87,427 crowns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 274,597 per year while the poor average 21,313, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Richard du Château has just been declared ruler of Vanc0uver Island in an international press conference, government popup ads are springing up like weeds, child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed, and Christianity has been named as Vanc0uver Island's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vanc0uver Island's national animal is the beaver, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Christianity.

Vanc0uver Island is ranked 148,703^rd in the world and 4^th in the Columbia River for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,251.62 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.