The People's Republic of Vankoku is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Koharu with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 25.528 billion Vankokuans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nippon. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Vankokuan economy, worth a remarkable 2,492 trillion Cekgens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 97,635 Cekgens, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

It's a common sight to see angry commuters with grenade launchers mounted on their vehicles, otherwise healthy people are being sent to internment camps because they have VODAIS, the national Police Academies have dedicated infant wings, and Koharu has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vankoku's national animal is the Tiger Faerie, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Vankoku is ranked 43,926^th in the world and 1^st in New Pandora for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 22,278.21 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.