The Lunar Empire of Aviace is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Eliot II with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 9.903 billion Aviaceans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Novo-Palas. The average income tax rate is 26.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aviacean economy, worth a remarkable 1,746 trillion Avas 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, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. 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 176,400 Avas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Ghost regiments exist only on paper, dictators have dubbed Aviace the land of lunatics, the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', and lavish state dinners in Novo-Palas are the state's leading budgetary expenditure. Crime is totally unknown. Aviace's national animal is the Eastern Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Aviace is ranked 21,072^nd in the world and 1,049^th in Osiris for Nicest Citizens, with 22.3 average smiles per day.