The Federal Republic of New avedia is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The cynical population of 301 million New avedians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 21.8%.

The New avedian economy, worth 15.4 trillion Lavinas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,234 Lavinas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, competing private ambulances racing to be the first to traffic accidents are a major cause of road accidents, and signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New avedia's national animal is the Lion headed elephant trunked duck, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

New avedia is ranked 48,856^th in the world and 90^th in The Black Hawks for Most Patriotic, with 28.05 flags saluted per person per day.