The Dubiously Watery Onion of Viriske is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Stem Viriske with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 1.918 billion Viriskites are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Defense, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Main Stem. The average income tax rate is 70.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Viriskean economy, worth 265 trillion Spores 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 black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. 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 an impressive 138,194 Spores, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, sweat stains are proof of political acumen, children are often punished for the sins of the fathers, and sales of trenchcoats are on the rise. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Viriske's national animal is the Pill Bug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Fungi Worship.

Viriske is ranked 8,244^th in the world and 2^nd in Endless Highway for Most Developed, scoring 91.92 on the Human Development Index.