The Matriarchy of Waveworld is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, devout population of 1.058 billion Waveworldians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lake Wave. The average income tax rate is 45.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Waveworldian economy, worth 37.6 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,512 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Arbitration is mightier than the sword, parole hearings come with a complimentary ten-year extension, the Federal Council of Waveworld has been announced as the new Head of State, and citizens finish cleaning up after the annual National Treasure Hunt just in time for the next one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Waveworld's national animal is the shark, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Waveworld is ranked 151,056^th in the world and 14^th in The Wave Experience for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 380.55 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.