The Carefree United Kingdom of Vanela is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Oliver Forch with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory vegetarianism, parental licensing program, and lack of airports. The compassionate, devout population of 5.529 billion Vanelansy are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kelia. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vanelan economy, worth 854 trillion Lotces a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 154,631 Lotces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Government officials who do an offal job get smoked, scrapyards are filled with Prime Minister Oliver Forch's face, Vanela is sometimes referred to as the global janitor, and passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vanela's national animal is the Delphin Vanelsky, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Neoartanism.

Vanela is ranked 320,248^th in the world and 74^th in Conch Kingdom for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 20.76 on the Bus Surprisal Index.