The Republic of Vetronia is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, smutty television, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 15.253 billion Vetronians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vetra. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Vetronian economy, worth a remarkable 4,140 trillion Crowns a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 271,426 Crowns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 945,753 per year while the poor average 56,716, a ratio of 16.7 to 1.

News headlines usually include p-values, dog owners proudly declare that their pups can predict when the mailman will arrive, the climate agreement has actually increased the volume of hot air in the atmosphere, and the only soporific permitted during sermons is the preacher's voice. Crime is totally unknown. Vetronia's national animal is the Bull, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vetronia is ranked 284,868^th in the world and 8^th in The Confederation of Free States for Most Primitive, scoring -438.45 on the Scary Big Number Scale.