The Republic of Varlamore is a small, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 36 million Varlamoreans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.2%.

The strong Varlamorean economy, worth 2.39 trillion GPS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 66,443 GPS, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 208,689 per year while the poor average 16,197, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, bus shelters seem to be designed to let rain in, and male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Varlamore's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Varlamore is ranked 245,018^th in the world and 16^th in The New Old World for Highest Poor Incomes, with 16,197.76 Standard Monetary Units.