The Kingdom of Vernenberg is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by King Sebastian with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 3.459 billion Verneans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nordiff. The average income tax rate is 63.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Vernean economy, worth 341 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 98,617 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', Nordiff consists only of government buildings and the mansions of government janitors, libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands, and customs officers pretend not to hear shouts of "HELP LET ME OUT!" emerging from diplomatic bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vernenberg's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Respectus.

Vernenberg is ranked 300,050^th in the world and 118^th in Estalcia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -12.17 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.