The Concordat of New Vandenburg is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Thegn Jefferson Tuttle with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.421 billion New Vandenburgians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Welfare are also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Locke. The average income tax rate is 11.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong New Vandenburgian economy, worth 90.1 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 63,401 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Billions of dollars are being poured into a space program, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, gay men commonly complain about their time of the month, and most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists. Crime is well under control. New Vandenburg's national animal is the beaver, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is New Avalon Catholic Church.

New Vandenburg is ranked 134,287^th in the world and 12^th in Dixie for Most Extreme, scoring 15.82 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.