The Federal Kingdom of New Vardarland is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister - Joseph Znametsky with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 779 million Vardarlanders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Velesburg. The average income tax rate is 34.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Vardarlandic economy, worth 67.0 trillion Vardarlandic Drines a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 85,996 Vardarlandic Drines, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Military officials are questioning the policy of ceding the nation's territory in exchange for promises not to invade it, Prime Minister - Joseph Znametsky's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners, government officials go door-to-door educating about the dangers of pseudoscience, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. New Vardarland's national animal is the Vardarlandic Mountain Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Vardarland is ranked 43,330^th in the world and 519^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 166.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.