The Republic of Verade2 is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 653 million Veradeanoes hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 32.5%.

The powerhouse Verade2ian economy, worth 43.4 trillion Veras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,507 Veras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, government leaders testify at international tribunals on why the sun went out, and life-saving resuscitation is denied based on decades-old teenage diaries that declare "I want to die before I get old". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Verade2's national animal is the Peixe cenoura, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Verade2 is ranked 95,500^th in the world and 4,586^th in Osiris for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 960.31 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.