The Allied States of Middle Averigme is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 323 million Middle Averigmeans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Averigme. The average income tax rate is 25.1%.

The thriving Middle Averigmean economy, worth 25.1 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 77,687 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, sex changes are routinely performed at Middle Averigme's hospitals, and drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Middle Averigme's national animal is the Great Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Middle Averigme is ranked 21,300^th in the world and 334^th in the West Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 8,446.33 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.