The Confederacy of Violet Kazintir is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 862 million Violet Kazintirians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 53.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Violet Kazintirian economy, worth 43.3 trillion violet zints a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Uranium Mining, Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 50,176 violet zints, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The might of the entire Violet Kazintirian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, cars are allowed to drive in bike lanes, and the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Violet Kazintir's national animal is the manticore, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Violet Kazintir is ranked 271,185^th in the world and 4,023^rd in eta for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.37 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.