The Empire of Prevails is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor George IV with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate population of 3.827 billion Prevailsians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City of Victoria. The average income tax rate is 84.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Prevailsian economy, worth 657 trillion Royal Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 171,608 Royal Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School football matches are usually five-a-side, the most notorious criminals are given the Consequences of Your Actions Award, wandering Prevailsians are known for their one-track minds, and it turns out that trees grow on Royal Credits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Prevails's national animal is the Sabretooth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Orwenism.

Prevails is ranked 77,991^st in the world and 128^th in The League for Nicest Citizens, with 15.51 average smiles per day.