The Driftmark Lords of Velaryon is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Lord Vaemond Velaryon with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 8.88 billion Velaryons love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spicetown. The average income tax rate is 39.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Velaryon economy, worth 404 trillion silver stags a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 45,525 silver stags, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Velaryon has designated Spicetown as its capital city, Faith of the Seven has been named as Velaryon's national religion, battlefield gains are quickly lost when enemies don't respect a time-out, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Velaryon's national animal is the seahorse and its national religion is Faith of the Seven.

Velaryon is ranked 87,981^st in the world and 3^rd in Westeros for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 108.86 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.