The Protectorate of Vriend is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its burgeoning lion population. The hard-nosed population of 22.331 billion Vriendians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 15.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Vriendian economy, worth 995 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,592 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, voting is voluntary, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is relatively low. Vriend's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vriend is ranked 6,649^th in the world and 6^th in Philippines for Most Influential, scoring 7,360 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.