The Eastern Empire Never Fell of Veritas In Aeternum is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Trajan with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, triple-decker prams, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.861 billion Romanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bucharest. The average income tax rate is 74.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Veritas In Aeternumian economy, worth a remarkable 3,766 trillion Silver Lei a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 180,575 Silver Lei, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, garishly-decorated government buildings are being hailed as the height of 'religious nouveau', the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, and astronomers are flocking to Veritas In Aeternum to take advantage of its clear night skies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veritas In Aeternum's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Veritas In Aeternum is ranked 12,444^th in the world and 3^rd in Romania for Most Cultured, scoring 104 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.