The Republic of Volety is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 268 million Voletyians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 24.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Voletyian economy, worth 17.4 trillion Ifrens a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is 64,887 Ifrens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Welfare funding has recently gone through the roof, Leader's reputation is hard as nails, election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, and chickens frolic freely on swings and roundabouts in Volety City's playgrounds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Volety's national animal is the Pangolin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Volety is ranked 87,406^th in the world and 290^th in 10000 Islands for Most Developed, scoring 65.1 on the Human Development Index.