The United Republics of The Vally is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Joist leine with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, digital currency, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 1.549 billion Vallyians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Riwaer. The average income tax rate is 85.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vallyian economy, worth 171 trillion Vallers 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 110,763 Vallers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians have literally dirty hands from their extracurricular activities, the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause, a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League, and the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Vally's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

The Vally is ranked 314,908^th in the world and 176^th in Blue Ridge for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -12.49 on the Hickory Productivity Index.