The Apostated State of Veruc is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Agesus Feverance with an iron fist, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, keen interest in outer space, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.546 billion Verucians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asinya Fortress. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Verucian economy, worth 194 trillion Vercas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 125,843 Vercas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding", police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers, and grannies with arthritic hands work miserably on factory production lines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Veruc's national animal is the Cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is None.

Veruc is ranked 67,731^st in the world and 60^th in Eladria for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,528.61 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.