The Republic of Vertigoism is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by President Gioachlann with an even hand, and notable for its lack of airports, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 6.294 billion Vertigoes enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Watercross. The average income tax rate is 81.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vertigoese economy, worth a remarkable 1,083 trillion Gaelic pounds a year, is led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 172,184 Gaelic pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders, thieves insist the wind blew that purse into their hands, politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, and people have to sneak out of the country in order to have sex. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vertigoism's national animal is the unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Celtic Paganism.

Vertigoism is ranked 68,198^th in the world and 1,084^th in The North Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 2,775.14 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.