The Colourful Land of Viridiann is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by some nerd with a fair hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 20.081 billion Sylvar live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrasil. The average income tax rate is 1.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Virescent economy, worth a remarkable 3,691 trillion chips a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 183,837 chips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government has spread itself thin, the rich are often stinkingly so, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, and election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Viridiann's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Julianism.

Viridiann is ranked 2,111^th in the world and 68^th in The North Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 181,631.23 Standard Monetary Units.