The Empire of Vissium is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 344 million Vissians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vissia. The average income tax rate is 47.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Vissian economy, worth 42.0 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,161 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, nursing mothers are often arrested for indecent exposure, government agents scour baking periodicals for subversive recipes, and the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vissium's national animal is the Fire Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Vissium is ranked 262,854^th in the world and 6,372^nd in the Rejected Realms for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -7.34 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.