The Grand Duchy of Avisian is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Avisian The Great with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.695 billion Avisianians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Avisianopolis. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Avisianian economy, worth 502 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 136,044 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

A child's only Trickster Night scare is the sight of their parents dancing, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, gift hampers filled with delicious beef jerky are sent to newly communist nations, and the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Avisian's national animal is the werecat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Avisian is ranked 56,188^th in the world and 3,219^th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,503.49 on the Gilded Widget Scale.