The Free and Equal States of of Avalonium is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Al Gore with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 2.08 billion Avaloniumians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Eden-Vibonia. The average income tax rate is 93.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Avaloniumian economy, worth 271 trillion Vivat Gloriosa Vibonias 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 Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 130,438 Vivat Gloriosa Vibonias, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's a long jump to get onto the housing ladder, the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, and AI chess masters play the Bongcloud opening to mock their human opponents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Avalonium's national animal is the Vibonia est Aeterna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Perot.

Avalonium is ranked 7,611^th in the world and 37^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Safest, scoring 122.83 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.