The United States of Vishara is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Zigar Valera with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.902 billion Visharans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gatoria. The average income tax rate is 78.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Visharan economy, worth 156 trillion Vishar Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 82,140 Vishar Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The only movement outdoors is of ramen-delivery drones, children wondering what happens to pets after they die are shown where the compost heap is, strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices, and sending sick politicians "Get Well Soon" cards is considered bribery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vishara's national animal is the Alligator, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Vishara is ranked 302,238^th in the world and 1,157^th in Concord for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 23.09 on the Bus Surprisal Index.