The Seafaring Explorers of Caravelia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Friedrich der Kapitän with a fair hand, and renowned for its teetotalling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6.224 billion Caravelians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caravelia. The average income tax rate is 35.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Caravelian economy, worth a remarkable 1,413 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 227,152 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, a crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun, and government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Caravelia's national animal is the Tree, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Seafaring Exploration and Adventure.

Caravelia is ranked 4,678^th in the world and 229^th in Lazarus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 581.46 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.