The Confederation of Volkerben is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Wolfgang Von Hyde with an iron fist, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, pith helmet sales, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.206 billion Volkbaineans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, 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 Fürstenkamp. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Volkbainean economy, worth 633 trillion Volksmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 102,138 Volksmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists are duped into trimming hedges for the horsy-set, the weather in Fürstenkamp is always 'pigeons with a chance of droppings', suppression of pro-democracy protests is a daily occurrence, and years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volkerben's national animal is the Red Cliff Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Lutheranism.

Volkerben is ranked 55,600^th in the world and 74^th in The Wellspring for Most Corrupt Governments, with 33.46 kickbacks per hour.