The Coldston of Avalon Buranda is a massive, genial nation, ruled by John james with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 3.311 billion Avalon Burandans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ABDCCC. The average income tax rate is 57.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Avalon Burandan economy, worth 242 trillion Cold coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,214 Cold coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mountains of VHS tapes of police actions are stacking up in the National Library, politicians can be condescending (which by the way means "showing an attitude of patronising superiority"), chess defeat has made John james the laughingstock of dictators and grandmasters alike, and glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Avalon Buranda's national animal is the gigamoose cold spider and bluelobster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Cold ton.

Avalon Buranda is ranked 19,082^nd in the world and 8^th in Kerbals of the North for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 53.38 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.