The Dictatorship of Avidina is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 577 million Avanis enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vircia. The average income tax rate is 11.1%.

The strong Avidinan economy, worth 37.5 trillion Tiber coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 65,010 Tiber coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Avidina recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace, calling dibs is an unalienable right, the government has an "easy come, easy go" policy on youth crime, and more and more people are signing up for the government party. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Avidina's national animal is the Brown Bear.

Avidina is ranked 155,897^th in the world and 83^rd in The Hole To Hide In for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.