The Commonwealth of Vortissa is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Richard I with an iron fist, and remarkable for its national health service, fear of technology, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 12.167 billion Vortesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Monarchie. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vortissan economy, worth a remarkable 1,727 trillion Sovereigns a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 142,018 Sovereigns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Nobody likes bad boys any more, contemporary art museums showcase the latest in centuries-old art, the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region, and visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with King Richard I. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vortissa's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Vortissa is ranked 5,699^th in the world and 7^th in United Fascist Workers Association for Lowest Crime Rates, with 113.48 law-abiding acts per hour.