The Non-Democratic Republic of Verderiesdre is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Maria with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, anti-smoking policies, and smutty television. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 11.649 billion Verderians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berevesk. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Verderian economy, worth a remarkable 3,209 trillion Sherlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 275,542 Sherlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new cheese tax is colloquially known as "wheel welfare", stockbrokers dream of getting rich by writing textbooks, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Verderiesdre's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Nothing.

Verderiesdre is ranked 310,650^th in the world and 5,875^th in The North Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 3,306.51 Standard Monetary Units.