The Allied States of Vivereau is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, free-roaming dinosaurs, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 282 million Vivereauans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The thriving Vivereauan economy, worth 25.8 trillion Proteomes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 91,628 Proteomes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 341,183 per year while the poor average 17,272, a ratio of 19.8 to 1.

Politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and parents often ask to see a credit report before lending money to their own children. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vivereau's national animal is the Polecat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Vivereau is ranked 75,067^th in the world and 20^th in Eladria for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 39.93 on the Bus Surprisal Index.