The Rogue Nation of VanthaMerc 3 is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 467 million VanthaMerc 3ians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Education and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The strong VanthaMerc 3ian economy, worth 20.0 trillion Vanns a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 42,906 Vanns, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 210,753 per year while the poor average 4,995, a ratio of 42.2 to 1.

Traffic cops are puzzled to see that nobody exceeds the speed limits, the VanthaMerc 3ian Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, and extreme political groups are outlawed. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. VanthaMerc 3's national animal is the Reptiles, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

VanthaMerc 3 is ranked 281,604^th in the world and 129^th in Lair of the Dragon for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -14.14 on the Clooney Contribution Index.