The Freeroaming Folks of Vicken is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Vixen Queene Laniel with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.455 billion Vickenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kingfisher Town. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Vickenian economy, worth a remarkable 5,299 trillion Jots a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 393,879 Jots, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The image of Vicken's future is just a picture from last century, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, artists are pillars of society, and all facts are created equal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vicken's national animal is the kingfisher, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Animism.

Vicken is ranked 252,566^th in the world and 3,561^st in the South Pacific for Least Corrupt Governments, with 90.44 percentage of bribes refused.