The Seafaring Explorers of Caravelia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Friedrich der Kapitän with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, unlimited-speed roads, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6.175 billion Caravelians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caravelia. The average income tax rate is 32.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Caravelian economy, worth a remarkable 1,414 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 229,023 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, a crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun, and government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Caravelia's national animal is the Tree, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Seafaring Exploration and Adventure.

Caravelia is ranked 14,993^rd in the world and 827^th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 8,223.15 on the Gilded Widget Scale.