The Dictatorship of Vertigon is a large, safe nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 107 million Vertigonioux are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 52.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Vertigonioux economy, worth 2.44 trillion Seaglasses a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,798 Seaglasses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All tariffs have been abolished, vehicle strikes into low bridges are on the increase, Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, and physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vertigon's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Vertigon is ranked 107,773^rd in the world and 86^th in Eladria for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 785.52 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.