The Commonwealth of Verfstaffenland is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 394 million Verfstaffenlandians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.9%.

The strong Verfstaffenlandian economy, worth 22.1 trillion Markes a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 56,074 Markes, with the richest citizens earning 7.2 times as much as the poorest.

Internet sites are legally unable to stop their users from posting pornography, eminent domain has been abolished, citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, and mollycoddled youths run the country. Crime is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Verfstaffenland's national animal is the Swartse Phenix, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Verfstaffenland is ranked 191,423^rd in the world and 557^th in Concord for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -1.41 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.