The Matriarchy of Victor Borge 17 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 6.552 billion Victor Borge 17ians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 40.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Victor Borge 17ian economy, worth 238 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,420 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, muscular women are banned from competing in sporting competitions, and the colors pink and purple are banned from military unit insignia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Victor Borge 17's national animal is the Rattlesnake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Victor Borge 17 is ranked 111,748^th in the world and 2,403^rd in Artificial Solar System for Most Primitive, scoring -28.28 on the Scary Big Number Scale.