The Empire of Avios is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Honorable Chairman with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, anti-smoking policies, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 45.312 billion Avioans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Avios City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Aviosian economy, worth an astonishing 11,875 trillion Gelds a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 262,078 Gelds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nearby bird nests prompt wind turbine shutdowns, teachers are routinely tested to keep their jobs, one little fight can find you movin' to be the fresh prince of Ilba, and environmentalists are staging large protests in front of reopened nuclear power plants. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Avios's national animal is the White Pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Avios is ranked 1,016^th in the world and 1^st in Hartfelden for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 11,517.5 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.