The People's Republic of Avalatia is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its frequent executions and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 226 million Avalatians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 14.1%.

The Avalatian economy, worth 10.7 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,260 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, preschoolers outnumber veteran politicians in government, Maxtopian villagers starve by the time Avalatian officials even file the appropriate paperwork needed to help them, and a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Avalatian politicians. Crime is relatively low. Avalatia's national animal is the owl, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Avalatia is ranked 173,107^th in the world and 547^th in Concord for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.22 on the Bus Surprisal Index.