The People's Republic of Verasae is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 36 million Veris 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The thriving Verian economy, worth 2.30 trillion Swas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 64,004 Swas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 322,294 per year while the poor average 7,096, a ratio of 45.4 to 1.

Most people suffer from some form of hearing loss, dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Verian citizenship, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, and there's a bright dawn ahead for Verasae. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Verasae's national animal is the Green Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Verasae is ranked 257,034^th in the world and 3^rd in Seraphim Palace for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring zero on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.