The Authoritarian Archipelago of Volikara is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 694 million Volikarans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Volika City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Volikaran economy, worth 108 trillion Voliks 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. 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 156,575 Voliks, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government's fruit business reeks of rotting produce and corruption, the fate of the world literally rests on Leader's fingers, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, and it is common to still see adults with training wheels on their bikes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Volikara's national animal is the Squid, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Volikara is ranked 126,495^th in the world and 128^th in The Black Hawks for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,465.27 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.