The Democratic Republic of Vapsidia is a small, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, soft-spoken computers, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 45 million Vapsidians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Vapsidian economy, worth 3.14 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 69,800 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The Navy has outraged the international community by sinking a boatload of refugees to prevent them reaching the shore, bins outnumber trees in city parks, a punitive tax has been placed on harmful emissions, and some say Leader has gone MAD after authorizing the development of apocalyptic biological weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Vapsidia's national animal is the nighthawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Vapsidia is ranked 262,240^th in the world and 1^st in Greater Delta for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 75.7 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.