The Republic of Viysalion is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by President Caroll-Ann Fairchild with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 21.989 billion Viysalians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Celestia. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Viysalian economy, worth a remarkable 2,760 trillion einhorns a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 125,548 einhorns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Travelers praise airports for their endless beige corridors, cat memes without alt text are now illegal, politicians spend a lot of time hanging around kids' playgrounds, and government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Viysalion's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Unicornism.

Viysalion is ranked 327,500^th in the world and 452^nd in The Communist Bloc for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 18.66 on the Bus Surprisal Index.