The Principality of Volkovgrad is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The cynical, devout population of 68 million Volkovgradians 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 large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 53.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Volkovgradian economy, worth 1.90 trillion Zolotovkas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,011 Zolotovkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Most academic research has ground to a halt, glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, the sanitised and dull music festivals of Volkovgrad are famed for their reasonable volume levels, and children are expected to carve their own toys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volkovgrad's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Volkovgrad is ranked 303,612^th in the world and 308^th in Aesica for Smartest Citizens, with 1.41 quips per hour.