The Empire of Vaternation is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, national health service, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The compassionate population of 126 million Vaternationians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 27.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vaternationian economy, worth 8.97 trillion euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,180 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping, mystics are claiming that a simultaneous rise in scepticism and education budgets is correlation rather than causation, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, and conspiracy theorists allege Vaternation City's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vaternation's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Vaternation is ranked 27,823^rd in the world and 59^th in Karma for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 52.16 on the Kitten Softness Rating.