The Republic of Xmara is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ávio Xanthopoulos with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 21.953 billion Xmaranese enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beverrayin. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Xmaranese economy, worth a remarkable 3,541 trillion Polar Crowns a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 161,302 Polar Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms, a flying elephant and Ávio Xanthopoulos share the same nickname, and every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead. Crime is totally unknown. Xmara's national animal is the Orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Xmara is ranked 2,089^th in the world and 1^st in Antarctica for Nicest Citizens, with 71.16 average smiles per day.