The Grand Duchy of Vaughlack is a large, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical population of 110 million Vaughlackers are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 40.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vaughlackian economy, worth 6.85 trillion Soliduses a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,303 Soliduses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups, exports are stamped with "made by the invisible hand you commies", and the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vaughlack's national animal is the Anatosaura, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vaughlack is ranked 309,829^th in the world and 1,293^rd in Europeia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9.95 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.