The Commonwealth of Havenrest is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 113 million Havenrestians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Havenrestian economy, worth 672 billion notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 5,951 notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Havenrest's national animal is the sea turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Havenrest is ranked 241,660^th in the world and 249^th in Forest for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 198.37 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.