The Vengeful Ferret God of Sredni Vashtar is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Sredni Vashtar with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed population of 12.782 billion Ferrets 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 60.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ferret economy, worth a remarkable 1,459 trillion Chronicles of Clovis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 114,212 Chronicles of Clovis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', employees who skip lunch to avoid sub-par cafeteria food risk getting fired, and Sredni Vashtar's first free elections in recent memory have been successfully concluded. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sredni Vashtar's national animal is the Ferret, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cult of the Ferret God Sredni Vashtar.

Sredni Vashtar is ranked 15,785^th in the world and 3^rd in Foshan Mars Colony for Largest Black Market, with 288 trillion Standard Monetary Units.