The Kingdom of Ventilast is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its national health service, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 839 million Ventilastians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Trifas. The average income tax rate is 31.0%.

The strong Ventilastian economy, worth 46.2 trillion Moras a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,107 Moras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists call Ventilastian beach towns "the fine coastline", radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, it is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow, and counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ventilast's national animal is the Hippogriff.

Ventilast is ranked 205,745^th in the world and 6^th in Femboy for Most Corrupt Governments, with 2.8 kickbacks per hour.