The Monarchial Empire of Varola is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by King-Emperor Boris Welmington II with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 16.769 billion Varolans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Education and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varolum. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Varolan economy, worth a remarkable 4,183 trillion Varoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 249,503 Varoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's economic policies have a narrow area of effect, the police have nothing to do with the increasing number of 'disappeared', hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, and artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Varola's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ihdur.

Varola is ranked 259,500^th in the world and 3,670^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.37 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.